Democrats Weigh a Fight Over Impeachment or the 25th Amendment

Democrats know both are long-shot paths, but pressure from their base mounts in response to the president’s rhetoric and attack against Iran.

Rep. Jamie Raskin

Rep. Jamie Raskin outlined how legislation to create an independent commission to declare the president unfit for office would work in a private call with House Democrats last week. Mark Schiefelbein/AP

House Democrats are preparing a vote this week on a measure to restrict President Donald Trump’s war powers, while at the same time grappling with how or whether to try to remove him from office.

On a private call with House Democrats on Friday, Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin outlined what one member described as long-shot options to oust the president, including a proposal that would create an independent commission that could declare the president unfit for office as laid out in the fourth section of the 25th Amendment.

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