WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told lawmakers Sunday afternoon she would vote for the first time on a resolution this week calling on Vice President Mike Pence and the cabinet to remove President Donald Trump sooner. of passing to dismissal.
The House will have to vote Monday or Tuesday on a resolution urging Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which allows him and the cabinet to remove the president if he is unable to perform his official duties, Pelosi said in a letter. Pelosi added that after that, the House “will proceed to implement the legislation on impeachment.” As of the end of Sunday, 210 members of the House have co-sponsored the dismissal measure, or almost a majority of the House.
Report by David Shepardson; Edited by Daniel Wallis