Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer calls for Trump's immediate removal from office

[riversedge]

Source: cnbc.com



Published Thu, Jan 7 202111:32 AM ESTUpdated Thu, Jan 7 202111:39 AM EST


The top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer called for President Donald Trump’s removal Thursday a day after a mob spurred by the president overran the Capitol as lawmakers tallied President-elect Joe Biden’s presidential win.

“What happened at the U.S. Capitol yesterday was an insurrection against the United States, incited by the president. This president should not hold office one day longer,” the New York Democrat said in a statement.

“The quickest and most effective way - it can be done today - to remove this president from office would be for the Vice President to immediately invoke the 25th amendment,” he continued. “If the Vice President and the Cabinet refuse to stand up, Congress should reconvene to impeach the president.”

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Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/07/chuck-schumer-calls-for-trumps-removal-from-office.html

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#trumpresignnow and save us time

[llashram]

1. pence is still kissing

trump's shit-filled diaper. Never happen.

[liberalmuse]

2. I emailed my Senator this morning asking the same.

I will contact my Congressional rep as well.

[riversedge]

8. SO DID I. and I think--suggest we all do that. Contact even your Repug senators and Reps

[niyad]

11. My idiot's aides hung up on me. Not for the first time, either.

Fortunately, my former useless traitor senator is now unemployed, and we have two Dems.

[Lonestarblue]

14. All mine are Republicans, sadly.

And one of them is a chief traitor, Ted Cruz. The Senate needs to vote to expel all ten of the Sedition Caucus for conduct unbecoming to the Senate. And those who are lawyers need to be disbarred for advocating the attempted overthrow of democracy.

[dchill]

3. Well said, Majority Leader Schumer!

[Maven]

4. K/R

Time for Speaker Pelosi to respond in kind.

[apnu]

5. Chuck's got to let Pence have a window.

And the new Congress is sworn in now. They can act on impeachment immediately and vote on conviction.

It will fail in the Senate as conviction needs 2/3 majority I doubt we'll get to 25 Republicans plus 50 Democrats to convict Trump.

but who know, maybe the iron is hot and there are 25 Republicans who will convict Trump after the Gravy Seals stormed the Capitol.

[Stuart G]

6. K and R

[FloridaBlues]

7. Has the congress gone on recess until the 19th?

I thought I heard that today on the radio.
Also is there a any state ESP Missouri and Texas to recall Cruz and Hawley?

[ffr]

9. Do it now. Not after breakfast. NOW!

[colorado_ufo]

10. Pence did an OK job yesterday with calling out the National Guard and properly fulfilling his duties

as well as some of those that should be the responsibility of the president. if he has any aspirations for political future, the ONLY way he can cut the umbilical cord to Trump is to invoke the 25th amendment.

[Wawannabe]

12. NO to resignation

That can’t be an option!!!! Nooo!

[debsy]

13. This needs to happen NOW!

Either impeach or remove by 25th amendment.

That criminal and his goons are a threat to us all, particularly over the next 13 days. GET HIM THE HELL OUT OF THERE!

They will need the full 13 days to fumigate everything, anyway!

[Chakaconcarne]

15. This cannot end up with Trump pardoned!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bucolic_frolic]

16. Katyal tweet: one way or another

Link to tweet

Neal Katyal
@neal_katyal
So @msnbc has just reported that Speaker Pelosi has told Pence, invoke 25th Amendment or we will take up impeachment.

Exactly right.
2:25 PM · Jan 7, 2021·Twitter Web App


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I could see this playing out. We'll go light on blaming you if you write him out of office FOREVER.