This is a question for those who can explain how the next in line is determined.

[Doreen]

If it was proven that Trump and 10 of the highest levels right under him had committed treason how would the government put another president in? Along with how who would it most likely be? It just seems that that many are corrupt when it comes to this Russia thing and I am curious.

[lapfog_1]

1. Current list

Vice President Mike Pence
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan
President pro tempore of the Senate Orrin Hatch
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
Secretary of the Treasury Steve Mnuchin
Secretary of Defense James Mattis
Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke
Secretary of Agriculture (yet to be decided)
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross
Secretary of Labor Andy Puzder
Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao
Secretary of Energy Rick Perry
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos
Secretary of Veterans Affairs (yet to be decided)
Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly

[Doreen]

4. Thank you for the info.

[Liberty Belle]

5. There's a mistake on that list: Puzder withdrew his nomination for Labor;

The new nominee pending confirmation is ALexander Acosta who has been both an Obama and Bush appointee for other posts; he has headed up civil rights under the Justice Dept. and would be the first Hispanic appointed:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Acosta

None of these are good but he might be one of the least objectional ones on the list at least on civil rights issues.

Mattis is at least sane.

The rest, at least in the top 10, are awful.

[truebluegreen]

2. What's the point?

That will never be proven a) because this regime won't bring charges and b) "treason" is not at issue anyway.

But if you are interested in the line of succession, there's a law for that. Currently 11th in line is...Ben Carson.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_line_of_succession

[Doreen]

3. As I said I was curious.

Thanks for the info.

[gopiscrap]

6. It's VP, Speaker of the House, President Pro Tem

and the cabinet member whose cabinet is the oldest, if go through all of those then we are truly fucked

[Doreen]

7. Uh, yeah, Ya think.

It would be miserable.