The South Carolina Democrat also suggested Trump is unlikely to be removed from office by impeachment with less than two weeks before his term expires.
House Majority Whip James Clyburn on Friday accused former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao of “running away from their responsibility” by resigning from President Donald Trump’s Cabinet before invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from office.
In an interview Friday morning on CNN, Clyburn (D-S.C.) repeated his call for Cabinet members to join together to remove Trump from the presidency, arguing that particular constitutional remedy was preferable to launching a second round of impeachment proceedings in the final 12 days of Trump’s term.
“It’s the quickest way to do it, and it’s there. It is the proper way to do it,” Clyburn said. “But this president always liked being distinctive, for whatever reason. And he can be by being the first president in this country to be impeached twice. So if they don’t do it, I do believe that the votes are in the House of Representatives to put forth articles of impeachment.”
The South Carolina Democrat suggested Trump is unlikely to be removed from office by impeachment with less than two weeks before his term expires.
“No, I do not believe 13 or 14 days are enough to run that. But it’s sure enough for the vice president and the Cabinet members,” Clyburn said, before invoking DeVos and Chao.
“For two Cabinet members to resign, that says to me they are running away from their responsibility. If they feel that strongly, they would stay there and wait on this meeting so they can cast two of the votes that are necessary to invoke the 25th Amendment,” he said. “They are running away.”
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House Majority Whip James Clyburn this morning accused Betsy DeVos and Elaine Chao of “running away from their responsibility” by resigning from Trump’s Cabinet before invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from office https://t.co/qR0WRz5YJV pic.twitter.com/8THWFQ5gqi
— POLITICO (@politico) January 8, 2021
Pelosi releases an urgent Dear Colleague letter today, mentioning Trump removal from office via 25th amendment or otherwise, as well as keeping him from the nuclear codes
"The situation of this unhinged President could not be more dangerous."
— Sarah Ferris (@sarahnferris) January 8, 2021
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos decided to step down from the Cabinet after learning that Vice President Mike Pence opposed calls to invoke the 25th Amendment to oust Trump from office before Jan. 20, according to an adviser https://t.co/OER9ujwh1r
— POLITICO (@politico) January 8, 2021
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