US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence stand while making remarks about early results from the 2020 US presidential election in the East Room of the White House in Washington, US, November 4, 2020. [File, Reuters]Vice President Mike Pence told House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday that he is opposed to invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office after Trump's supporters laid siege to the US Capitol last week. Trump, who has sought unsuccessfully to overturn his Nov. 3 election loss, had pressured Pence to intervene in the certification process, and some of Trump's supporters in the assault discussed assassinating Pence for being a traitor. Invoking the 25th Amendment as a means of "punishment or usurpation" would "set a terrible precedent," Pence said. Removal of a president under the 25th Amendment requires a declaration by the vice president and the majority of the president's Cabinet.

Source: Standard Digital January 13, 2021 05:26 UTC