Case Statement Urging Vice President Pence and Cabinet to Invoke 25th Amendment Toward Removal of President Trump from OfficeHe calls President’s conduct including attempted subversion of our election process and incitement of violent assault on U.S. Capitol an immediate danger to our democracy, country and citizens justifying removal
Washington,
January 7, 2021
(Washington, DC) – Congressman Ed Case (D-HI) released this statement today on removal of President Trump from office: “The President’s recent actions, including his flagrant attempted subversion of our election process and his incitement of yesterday’s violent attack on our U.S. Capitol, cross any reasonable line into an assault on our very foundations. “They demonstrate that the President is an immediate danger to our democracy, our country and our citizens, justifying his removal from office for inability to discharge his duties under our Constitution. “That his Administration will end in thirteen days is no reason not to remove him now. The power of the Presidency is immense, and its continued abuse cannot be risked. And the precedent of acceding to such abuse cannot be accepted. “I urge Vice President Pence and the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to our Constitution, which provides an expedited procedure to remove the President for such disability. “I am also reviewing specific impeachment proposals if the 25th Amendment is not invoked.” ### |
