Congressional Democrats Look for the Presidential Ejector Button

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There's no easy precedent for getting rid of a difficult president.

Without substantial Republican buy-in, it’s hard for either option to get the president out of office until his term expires. The House could quickly impeach the president if it reconvened, but the Republican Senate could drag its feet on returning or take too long to stand up and conclude a trial. And the 25Amendment, as scholar Brian C. Kalt tells my colleague Mark Joseph Stern, isn’t really designed to be used on presidents who aren’t physically.

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