There is little serious talk being heard in Congress, where both the Senate and House of Representatives are controlled by Trump's fellow Republicans, of removing the president from office. ImpeachmentUnder the Constitution, the president, the vice president and other US officials can be removed following impeachment and conviction for treason, bribery or other "high crimes and misdemeanours." If a president is impeached and removed, the vice president takes over until the next scheduled presidential election picks the next occupant of the White House. If such a declaration is received by the Senate president pro tempore - who presides over the Senate in the absence of the vice president - and the speaker of the House, the vice president takes over as acting president. Other sections of the 25th Amendment have come into play, such as Section 3 enabling a president to temporarily hand over power to a vice president while, for example, undergoing a medical procedure.

Source: bd News24 August 18, 2017 04:07 UTC