House Democrats on Tuesday introduced legislation that would allow Congress to study the president’s fitness for office and move to remove him using the 25th Amendment, amid rising concern from lawmakers over Donald Trump’s violent rhetoric toward Iran.
The bill, which has 50 Democratic co-sponsors, would create a commission to assess whether the emergency amendment should be invoked. The 17-member commission would be comprised of high-ranking former officials appointed by leaders of both parties. The body could pursue steps including a medical examination of the president to determine if he or she is “mentally or physically unable to discharge the powers and duties of the office”.
