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On the recordJanuary 11, 2021
House Democrats were demanding that Vice President Pence invoke the 25th Amendment and force the President -- attempt to force the President from power in that constitutional manner.
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Nancy Pelosi
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Pelosi's actions were aimed at invoking the 25th Amendment against Trump.

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