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What the 25th Amendment says about presidents who are 'unable' to serve

  • Written by Brian Kalt, Professor of Law and Harold Norris Faculty Scholar, Michigan State University
The 25th Amendment defines what happens if a president is 'unable' to discharge his duties.

A stunning, unsigned op-ed in The New York Times reported on Sept. 5 that members of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet discussed removing him from power by using the 25th Amendment, but decided against it to avoid causing a “constitutional...

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