United States Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday rejected a resolution calling on him to remove President Donald Trump from office by in...
United States Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday rejected a resolution calling on him to remove President Donald Trump from office by invoking the 25th Amendment, over his role in inciting the violence at the Capitol last week, The New York Times reported.
His public rejection of the resolution guarantees an imminent impeachment vote against the president. The House will vote on Wednesday, according to AFP.
“I do not believe that such a course of action is in the best interest of our nation or consistent with our Constitution,” Pence wrote in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi, referring to the clause that would declare Trump unable to fulfill his duties and install Pence as acting president for the remainder of the term. “I urge you and every member of Congress to avoid actions that would further divide and inflame the passions of the moment.”
The Democrats had on Monday formally introduced an article of impeachment against Trump, charging him with “incitement to insurrection” for his speech that set the violence at the Capitol in motion. Trump had urged his supporters to march to the Capitol, as the house convened to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory.
The president had called the efforts to impeach him for the second time the “continuation of the...
