Kinzinger suggested McCarthy didn't want to try to invoke the 25th Amendment as it would harm his chances of being the House Majority Speaker if the GOP retakes control of the chamber in the midterms.
in the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 insurrection, was reacting to the clips of McCarthy which were obtained by twoIn the recording of a call with GOP leaders on January 8, 2021, an aide is heard discussing how Houseare weighing up invoking the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from the White House after his supporters stormed the Capitol.
McCarthy then interrupts the aide to state:"That takes too long too. It could go back to the House, right?" Adam Kinzinger, right, has criticized Kevin McCarthy, left, after new audio shows the House Minority Leader opposed evoking the 25th Amendment to remove Donald Trump from office as it would take"too long."The aide confirms that if the president were to object to the removal, a two-thirds majority from both the House and Senate would be needed for it to be carried out.
allows for the vice president and the Cabinet to remove the president from power if they are found to be"unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office."in the aftermath of January 6. Pence said he would deny such a request, saying that it would not be in"the best interest of the Nation or consistent with our Constitution."
In a tweet, Kinzinger suggested that McCarthy didn't want to try to invoke the 25th Amendment as it would affect his chances of becoming the House Majority Speaker if the GOP retakes control of the chamber in the midterms.
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