President Trump late Thursday tweeted an apparent response to remarks from his former deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe, who told “60 Minutes” that top law enforcement officials had discussed invoking the 25th Amendment to remove the president from office.
Trump quoted Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, who told Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Thursday that McCabe’s comments represented an assault against the Constitution.
“‘Trying to use the 25th Amendment to try and circumvent the Election is a despicable act of unconstitutional power grabbing…which happens in third world countries. You have to obey the law. This is an attack on our system & Constitution,’ ” Trump tweeted, quoting the professor.
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Trump shares Dershowitz quote saying use of 25th Amendment would be "unconstitutional" https://t.co/x1QuxyvaUI pic.twitter.com/MEwsHIwNA2
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If the Vice President and a majority of the president's own cabinet or another such body as Congress may require trigger the amendment that says it is their judgment that the president is unable to do his duty, it is constitutional.
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