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CNN reports: The documentary film crew subpoenaed by the January 6 committee interviewed former Vice President Mike Pence on January 12, 2021, a day before the House of Representatives voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump for inciting the Capitol riot. In a clip of the documentary from filmmaker Alex Holder, which was obtained by CNN, Pence is shown an email …

CNN reports: House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy discussed the 25th Amendment on a call with GOP leadership days after the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and said the process “takes too long,” according to an audio recording obtained by two New York Times reporters and shared with CNN. McCarthy also said during the call that he wanted to …

Axios reports: On Jan. 6, an enraged Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) telephoned White House counsel Pat Cipollone and told him that if President Trump didn’t act more aggressively to denounce the mob “we’ll be asking you for the 25th Amendment” to remove Trump from office. In an in-person interview with the authors that afternoon, after they all evacuated from the …

The Hill reports: ABC News’s Jonathan Karl writes in “Betrayal” that then-Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin spoke with other Cabinet members including then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about attempting to remove Trump from office through the 25th Amendment, according to excerpts published by MSNBC. Karl, during an interview with MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” early Monday, said Pompeo “asked for a legal analysis …

ABC News reports: Vice President Pence on Tuesday rebuffed calls from Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and other Democrats to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from office. “I do not believe such a course of action is in the best interest of our Nation or consistent with the Constitution,” Pence wrote in a letter to Pelosi released Tuesday …

CBS News reports: “I’d like to briefly address the events of last week. Millions of our citizens watched on Wednesday as a mob stormed the Capitol and trashed the halls of government. As I have consistently said throughout my administration, we believe in respecting America’s history and traditions, not tearing them down,” he said. The president dismissed any possibility that …

CNN reports: Vice President Mike Pence has not ruled out an effort to invoke the 25th Amendment and wants to preserve the option in case President Donald Trump becomes more unstable, a source close to the vice president says. The source said there is some concern inside Pence’s team that there are risks to invoking the 25th Amendment or even …

Reuters reports: Fifty-seven percent of Americans want Republican President Donald Trump to be immediately removed from office after he encouraged a protest this week that escalated into a deadly riot inside the U.S. Capitol, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll. The national public opinion survey, conducted Thursday and Friday, also showed that seven out of 10 of those who voted for …

The Hill reports: Trump’s handling of the riots has sparked growing calls from Democrats for the 25th Amendment to be invoked. Sen. Lindsey Graham said, “I do not believe that’s appropriate at this point. I’m looking for a peaceful transfer of power. If something else happens all options would be on the table.” Graham, speaking to reporters, said Trump’s legacy …

Bloomberg News reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer in calling for the removal of President Donald Trump in the wake of what many lawmakers from both sides of the aisle said was his incitement of the mob that stormed the Capitol. Pelosi said the House may proceed with impeachment if Vice President Mike Pence doesn’t …

CNBC reports: The top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer called for President Donald Trump’s removal Thursday a day after a mob spurred by the president overran the Capitol as lawmakers tallied President-elect Joe Biden’s presidential win. “What happened at the U.S. Capitol yesterday was an insurrection against the United States, incited by the president. This president should not hold office one …

CNN reports: On Thursday morning, Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois became the first Republican member of Congress to call for Trump’s removal from office. “It’s time to invoke the 25th Amendment and end this nightmare,” Kinzinger said in a video he published online. Some Cabinet members are holding preliminary discussions about invoking the 25th Amendment, a well-placed GOP source told …

From the Washington Post editorial board: The president is unfit to remain in office for the next 13 days. Every second he retains the vast powers of the presidency is a threat to public order and national security. Vice President Pence, who had to be whisked off the Senate floor for his own protection, should immediately gather the Cabinet to …

Mediaite reports: President Donald Trump complains a lot about “fake news,” but on Tuesday night he shared some of his own. Trump continued to attack Governor Brian Kemp and Sec. of State Brad Raffensperger as he said they “are a complete disaster and don’t have a clue, or worse.” And then he went on to weave some kind of conspiracy …

Law & Crime reports: Hours after Bill Barr officially stepped down as Attorney General, President Donald Trump publicly called for a special counsel to look into the election results. Trump is refusing to accept the reality that he lost, and as a result he’s been entertaining all sorts of baseless and conspiratorial claims of voter fraud. Claims that, despite the …

NBC News reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., says she plans to talk about the 25th Amendment, which outlines presidential transfer of power procedures, on Friday. Pelosi told reporters during her weekly press conference at the Capitol on Thursday to come to the Hill “tomorrow” because she said, “We’re going to be talking about the 25th Amendment.” Pelosi did not …

USA Today reports: President Donald Trump put an end to months of negotiations over a COVID-19 stimulus package Tuesday, rejecting the Democrats’ latest offer and saying he wanted to postpone negotiations until after the election. In a Tuesday afternoon tweet, Trump said Democrats were “not negotiating in good faith” and was rejecting their offer. Trump’s announcement comes as many of …

The Independent reports: Donald Trump on Thursday tore into Kamala Harris and other Democrats, saying the presumptive vice presidential nominee is a “mad woman” and claiming her party wants to get rid of “any kind of animals” and tear down New York’s famed Empire State Building. The president, trailing Joe Biden in nationally polls and ones in most key swing …

Yahoo News reports: “I tested very positively in another sense,” Trump said on the South Lawn before departing for Michigan to visit a Ford plant that is assembling ventilators. “So this morning, yeah, I tested positively toward negative, right? So no, I tested perfectly this morning. Meaning, meaning I tested negative. But that’s a way of saying it, positively toward …

The Independent reports: Donald Trump, a businessman by training and trade, floated more trial medical trial balloons on Thursday night – repeatedly suggesting disinfectant be injected into the bodies of humans to cure coronavirus patients while doubling down on his claims that sunlight kills the deadly virus. “I see the disinfectant that knocks it out in a minute, one minute. …