Government,
Constitutional Law
Jan. 8, 2021
How the president’s powers can be removed
In response to the acts of President Donald Trump resulting in uprising in our nation’s capital on Tuesday, politicians, commentators and the national press are opining about methods to legally compel removal of Trump from power for his remaining two weeks in office.
Robert Nida
Attorney
Nida & Romyn PC
Phone: (310) 286-3400
Email: rnida@nidaromyn.com
Robert is an author, along with Rebecca L. Spiro, of “The President As His Own Judge and Jury: A Legal Analysis of the Presidential Self-Pardon Power,” 52 Okla. L. Rev. 197 (1999).
In response to the acts of President Donald Trump resulting in uprising in our nation's capital on Tuesday, politicians, commentators and the national press are opining about methods to legally compel removal of Trump from power for his remaining two weeks in office.
The Constitution provides for two methods for removing the president from power.
First, the president could be impeached and remove...
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