Could Controversial President Face Ouster Under 25th Amendment?
Experts examine the complex constitutional process to potentially remove the sitting US president from office before the next election.
Amidst a temporary ceasefire with Iran, calls have emerged from both sides of the political aisle to invoke the 25th Amendment of the US Constitution and potentially remove President Donald Trump from the White House. The Guardian's Washington bureau chief, David Smith, discusses the various ways Congress could act to oust the controversial leader.
The 25th Amendment, ratified in 1967, outlines the process for transferring presidential power in the event of the president's death, removal, resignation, or incapacity. It's a complex constitutional mechanism that has never been used to forcibly remove a sitting president against their will.
To invoke the 25th Amendment, the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet would need to declare the president
Source: The Guardian
