CNN: Several Cabinet secretaries informally discuss invoking 25th Amendment but Pence "highly

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From CNN's Katelyn Polantz, Jim Acosta, Jeremy Diamond and Zachary Cohen

A source close to Vice President Mike Pence said inquiries about invoking the 25th Amendment have been coming into Pence advisers and those discussions have been under way.

But the source said it is “highly unlikely” that Pence would pursue that path at this point, given that the effort is expected to be unsuccessful. And an administration official tells CNN that Pence himself has not discussed invoking the 25th Amendment with any Cabinet officials.

However, three senior administration officials also tell CNN that two Cabinet secretaries have called fellow members of the Cabinet to take their "temperatures" about demanding a Cabinet meeting with the President to confront him about his behavior.

The two Cabinet secretaries discussed the possibility of demanding the President deliver a public address committing to a peaceful transfer of power, which Trump did Thursday evening.

Hanging over the meeting would be the possibility that a majority of the Cabinet could invoke the 25th Amendment and strip Trump of his power as president.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/washington-dc-election-riots/index.html

Chiefs of staff of federal departments have also been calling each other to discuss the possibility.

Some of the secretaries are hesitant to agree to a meeting because of the risk an attempt to invoke the 25th Amendment would face, or that they would draw Trump's ire.

Some officials were also concerned about the optics of holding a cabinet meeting amid national discussions about the 25th Amendment. "Why take the risk?" one senior official said.

On Thursday night, Trump released a pre-recorded video that said he would not serve a second term. It's not known yet if that was enough assuage Cabinet members' concerns and took the discussions of the table.

A White House adviser in discussions with senior officials said Trump only recorded the video released this evening because his presidency is currently threatened by looming resignations and potential impeachment.

[C_U_L8R]

1. What full-fledged cabinet secretaries are left

Beside sleepy Ben taking a nap over there.

[Midnightwalk]

2. Februrary 2nd

Ben will wake up, be told Trump is out and will be the last to leave. If he sees his shadow he'll go back to sleep and there will be 6 more weeks of winter.

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3. OMG -- Why do these people think

that a trite "I pledge to be good" video will cut it? The guy incited a riot and organized a coup attempt! He tried to blackmail the GA SoS into falsifying an election return!

Puhleeze -- Do they actually think that it's all you have to do to get out of a major felony, and that our country is safe with this bozo?? I know the Repubs are protecting their bell cow, but c'mon!

Nancy, just in case you're reading here --IMPEACH THE BASTARD! Don't wait around for Pence to wake up. He won't! He wouldn't take your call, and now you have NO CHOICE.