Police Officer Dies From Injuries in Riot: Congress Update
- Schumer calls for Trump’s removal via 25th Amendment
- Senate Sergeant at Arms resigns after Capitol is breached
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A U.S. Capitol police officer has died from injuries sustained during the riot at the Capitol. A former White House chief of staff under President Donald Trump, John Kelly, backed removing his ex-boss through invoking the 25th Amendment to the Constitution. The ranks of Democratic lawmakers calling for using that tool, or impeachment, swelled.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer in calling for Trump’s ouster in the wake of what many lawmakers from both sides of the aisle said was his incitement of the mob that stormed the Capitol. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said he doesn’t at this point support invoking the 25th Amendment, while leaving open that option “if something else happens.”