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25th Amendment

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25th Amendment

Don't Count on the 25th Amendment To Dethrone Donald Trump

Democrats can't muster the votes to impeach and remove Trump, or even to stop an illegal war. The 25th Amendment would be even more difficult.

Joe Lancaster | 4.20.2026 1:50 PM

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Donald Trump

Trump's Reaction to the Jesus Flap Compounds Concerns About His Mental Acuity

The president claims he was oblivious to the picture's blasphemous implications, which is troubling if true.

Jacob Sullum | 4.14.2026 6:55 PM

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Executive Power

Have Presidents Grown Too Powerful To Be Removed From Office?

Joe Biden showed that the 25th Amendment doesn't work. Donald Trump showed that impeachment is broken too.

Gene Healy | 6.14.2025 8:00 AM

25th Amendment

Court Unsurprisingly Rejects 25th Amendment Claim

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.29.2025 8:21 PM

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January 6

The Case for Impeaching Trump

"The question of whether incitement to riot is an impeachable offense is pretty easy," says the Cato Institute's Gene Healy. "Clearly, yes."

Meredith Bragg | 1.11.2021 10:24 AM

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January 6

Pelosi Says Congress Is 'Prepared' To Impeach Trump Again Unless Pence Invokes 25th Amendment

In a Thursday afternoon announcement, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D–Calif.) said Trump committed "an act of sedition" by inciting a riot on Wednesday afternoon.

Eric Boehm | 1.7.2021 3:30 PM

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