What does the 25th Amendment have to do with it?

There are only a few days left until President Donald Trump’s tenure, and after a crowd of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building, speculated debate about Trump’s removal from office using the 25th Amendment is everywhere. In this final episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza explains the reason for the amendment and what it would take for Trump’s Cabinet to actually use it. SOURCES AND READING: Pence has not ruled out Amendment 25, the source says
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/09/politics/mike-pence-25th-amurement/index.html

Several cabinet secretaries are informally discussing calling for the 25th amendment, but Pence will remain “very unlikely”
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/07/politics/25th-amurement-cabinet-secretaries/index.html

A second cabinet member has announced his resignation over Trump’s response to the riots
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/07/politics/elaine-chao-cabinet-resignation-trump/index.html

America realized how dangerous Donald Trump was on the day
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/09/politics/donald-trump-dangerous-capitol-riot/index.html

What is the 25th amendment and could it be used to remove Trump from office?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/what-is-the-25th-amenda-and-c- pudo-it-be-used-to-remove-trump-from-office-11610064304

Calls for Trump’s replacement through the 25th Amendment are growing. Here’s why it never happened.
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2021/01/calls-to-replace-trump-25th-amurement-growing-heres-why-never-happened-before/

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