By Aaron Miller And Dominic Taylor-
House Democratic leaders are seriously working towards a vote as soon as next week on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, Rep. Katherine Clark, the assistant House speaker, confirmed on Friday.
The news comes as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif emphasised her presumptive Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s, D-N.Y, demand in a letter to her caucus Friday afternoon that Vice President Mike Pence invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Pelosi’s remarks that Congress will take action if Trump does not leave office “imminently,” is being seriously acted upon. High level concern has been expressed with regards the potential danger the president poses in his final days, as close officials to the president are constantly reminded to ensure safe parameters around the U.S president in times where he could be high unstable and under pressure mentally due to talks of his impeachment, as well as criminal charges.
Concern about Trump’s unpredictability is being taken seriously, with even some members of the Republican Party particularly concerned.
Unhinged
Pelosi also said she spoke to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Mark Milley on Friday morning about preventing Trump from launching a nuclear strike. “The situation of this unhinged president could not be more dangerous, and we must do everything that we can to protect the American people from his unbalanced assault on our country and our democracy,” she wrote.Read the highlights:
— Over 200 lawmakers are calling for Trump’s removal.— Troubled by Capitol riot, Cabinet officials DeVos, Chao resign.
Nicholas “Nick” Ochs is wanted on one count of entry into a restricted building or grounds, according to an affidavit written by FBI special agent Roger Dean and signed by U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Harvey.
Ochs should be arrested based on a photo he posted on his own Twitter feed and footage him on cable news inside the building, Dean wrote. Ochs is “the leader and founder of a Hawaii chapter of the ‘Proud Boys’ organization,” a far right extremist group, and has “PROUD BOY” tattooed on his right forearm, according to the FBI agent.