Could the 25th Take Down the 45th?
That escalated quickly. Following the insurrection at the Capitol, calls are growing for President Trump to possibly be removed from office by the 25th Amendment, an action unthinkable as recently as 48-hours ago. But what is the 25th and how does it work? In this emergency episode of Y’all-itics, the Jasons go to law school with Stephen Vladeck from the University of Texas School of Law, a nationally recognized expert on constitutional law. And as it turns out, the 25th isn’t the only mechanism lawmakers could use to remove a sitting President. Steve Vladeck Bio: Stephen I Vladeck | Faculty | Texas Law (utexas.edu)
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That escalated quickly. Following the insurrection at the Capitol, calls are growing for President Trump to possibly be removed from office by the 25th Amendment, an action unthinkable as recently as
48-hours ago. But what is the 25th and how does it work? In this emergency episode of Y’all-itics, the Jasons go to law school with Stephen Vladeck from the University of Texas School of Law, a nationally recognized expert on constitutional law. And as it turns out, the 25th isn’t the only mechanism lawmakers could use to remove a sitting President.
Steve Vladeck
Bio: Stephen I Vladeck | Faculty | Texas Law (utexas.edu)