Republicans block House Resolution calling on Pence to begin 25th Amendment Proceedings News
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Republicans block House Resolution calling on Pence to begin 25th Amendment Proceedings

House Republicans blocked a resolution Monday calling on Vice President Mike Pence to begin 25th Amendment proceedings to remove President Donald Trump from office.

Earlier on Monday, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer introduced a Unanimous Consent resolution to get the House to consider legislation calling on Pence to take action and activate the 25th Amendment and begin the removal of Trump. The Resolution accuses Trump of inciting the January 6 riot that temporarily halted the counting of electoral votes, resulted in the deaths of five people, and caused damage to the US Capitol building.

The Resolution, which required unanimous agreement amongst members of the House, was never likely to pass. Some Republicans, such as Representative Alex Mooney (R-WV), have argued that the House should never demand the removal of an elected official. Further, despite making statements that incited violence that led to the deaths of five people, Trump has not completely lost support from Republican lawmakers. As such, some may be tempted to dismiss the move as “political theater.” However, removal proceedings under the 25th Amendment would be the quickest means of removing Trump from office, and those who want to remove him over the events of January 6 likely want him out of office as soon as possible.

Despite Republicans attempting to block the resolution, a roll call vote will be held Tuesday.

Also Monday, House Democrats introduced an article of impeachment against Trump.

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