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Diasabra 9 Januari 2021

Pelosi seeks to curb Trump's nuclear power, plans to impeach

Schiff, who led Trump’s im- ministration officials did not
peachment in 2019, said in invoke Section 4 of the 25th
a statement that Trump “lit Amendment — the force-
the fuse which exploded on ful removal of Trump from
Wednesday at the Capitol.” power by his own Cabinet.
Articles of impeachment are Rep. James Clyburn, the
expected to be introduced on No. 3 House Democrat, told
Monday, with a House vote CNN: “Everyone knows that
as soon as Wednesday, ac- this president is deranged.”
cording to a person familiar One leading Republican
with the planning and grant- critic of Trump, Sen. Ben
ed anonymity to discuss it. Sasse of Nebraska, said he
Pelosi and Democratic Sen- will “definitely consider” im-
ate leader Chuck Schumer peachment.
have called on Vice President
Mike Pence and the Cabinet Schumer said he and Pe-
to invoke the 25th Amend- losi tried to call Pence early
ment to to force Trump from Thursday to discuss the 25th
office. It’s a process for re- Amendment option but were
moving the president and in- unable to connect with him.
stalling the vice president to Most Democrats, and many
take over. Republicans, put the blame
squarely on Trump after
Biden’s transition spokesman swarms of protesters bear-
Andrew Bates has said the ing Trump flags and clothing
(AP) — House Speaker by the Senate, he could be ward a chaotic end as he holes president-elect is preparing broke into the Capitol and
Nancy Pelosi said Fri- prevented from running up at the White House, aban- to take office and “will leave caused destruction and evac-
day she has spoken to the again for the presidency in doned by many aides, lead- it Vice President Pence, the uations.
chairman of the Joint 2024 or ever holding public ing Republicans and Cabinet Cabinet and the Congress to Three Democrats on the
Chiefs of Staff about pre- office again. Trump would be members. He was tweeting act as they see fit.” House Judiciary Commit-
venting an “unhinged” only the president twice im- again after his Twitter ac- But action by Pence or the tee began Thursday to circu-
President Donald Trump peached. count was reinstated, revert- Cabinet now appears un- late articles of impeachment.
from ordering military Conviction in the Republi- ing to an aggressive statement likely, especially after two top Reps. David Cicilline of
actions including a pos- can Senate at this late date that his supporters must not officials, Education Secretary Rhode Island, Jamie Raskin
sible nuclear strike in his would seem unlikely. But it's be “disrespected" after he Betsy DeVos and Transporta- of Maryland and Ted Lieu of
final days and hours at the a measure of his uncomfort- sent out a calmer Thursday tion Secretary Elaine Chao California wrote in the ar-
White House. able position that fewer Re- video decrying the violence. suddenly resigned in the af- ticles that Trump “willfully
publicans are speaking out Calls are mounting for legal termath of the violence at the made statements that en-
Pelosi said in a statement to against his removal. action following the Capitol Capitol and would no longer couraged — and foreseeably
colleagues that she spoke One Trump ally, Republican attack, in which one protester be in the Cabinet to make resulted in — imminent law-
with Gen. Mark Milley “to minority leader Rep. Kevin was shot to death by Capi- such a case. less action at the Capitol.”
discuss available precautions McCarthy of California, said tol police and Capitol police Trump had encouraged loy- The House impeached
for preventing an unstable “impeaching the President officer Brian Sicknick died. alists at a rally Wednesday at Trump in 2019, but the Re-
president from initiating mil- with just 12 days left in his Three other people died the White House to march publican-led Senate acquit-
itary hostilities or accessing term will only divide our from “medical emergencies” on the Capitol where Con- ted him in early 2020.
the launch codes" for nuclear country more.” during the demonstration. gress was certifying the Elec- Pelosi said “a threshold was
war. She said Milley assured McCarthy said he reached Strong criticism of Trump, toral College tally of Biden's crossed of such magnitude”
her longstanding safeguards out to Biden and plans to who urged the protesters to election. that Trump should not be al-
are in place. speak with the Democratic march to the Capitol, contin- Pelosi discussed the prospect lowed to make any decisions.
The president has sole au- president-elect about work- ued unabated. of impeachment with her During a new conference
thority in the U.S. govern- ing together to “lower the "Every day that he remains in leadership team Thursday Thursday, she challenged
ment to order the launch temperature.” office, he is a danger to the night, hours after announc- several Cabinet members
of a nuclear weapon. But a The final days of Trump’s Republic,” said Rep. Adam ing the House was willing by name, including Secre-
military commander could presidency are spinning to- Schiff, D-Calif. to act if Pence and other ad- tary of State Mike Pompeo
refuse the order if it were de- and Treasury Secretary Steve
termined to be illegal. Trump Mnuchin.
has been making no such
threats. “Do they stand by these ac-
Pelosi said the situation of tions?” Pelosi asked. “Are
“this unhinged president they ready to say that for the
could not be more danger- next 13 days this dangerous
ous.” man can do further harm to
Pelosi was meeting with the our country?”
House Democratic caucus Pence has not publicly ad-
Friday to consider impeach- dressed the possibility of in-
ment proceedings against voking the 25th Amendment.
the president as soon as next
week after the deadly siege
of the U.S. Capitol by a pro-
Trump mob that shocked the
nation and the world.
Top lawmakers are sound-
ing alarms that even though
Trump is to leave office Jan.
20 when Democrat Joe Biden
is sworn in, he could do great
damage on his way out. And if
Trump were to be impeached
by the House and convicted