Democrats’ Drive to Oust Trump Hits Reality Check in Congress
- Trump seeks to quell furor by condemning attack on Capitol
- Pelosi, Schumer press Pence, cabinet to deploy 25th Amendment
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A drive among Democrats to impeach President Donald Trump again over his encouragement of the mob that stormed the Capitol this week is running up against the calendar and divisions among Republicans over how to contain the president during his final days in office.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office, and said the House will move forward on articles of impeachment if nothing is done, as the chamber’s top Republican warned of dividing the country further.