Calls to invoke the 25th Amendment are echoing on social media following Special Counsel Robert Hur's report stating that President Joe Biden suffers from severe cognitive impairment.
Mr. Xu declined to press criminal charges against Mr. Biden, even though he described Mr. Biden as knowingly possessing classified information covering important national security issues. according to his report. If Biden is forced to stand trial, Hsu said, “I think he will come before the jury as a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory, just like he was when we interviewed him.” .
Hoar also said, “It's difficult to convince a jury that a former president, who was already in his 80s at that point, should be convicted of a serious felony that requires intentional insanity.” He also said. (Related: Greg Jarrett explains why Biden's classified documents lawsuit can't be defended under federal records law)
Hoar then described an instance during the interview in which Biden allegedly forgot when he was vice president and the year his late son Beau Biden died. Biden also reportedly forgot important details from a debate about the 2009 Afghanistan insurgency, which he opposed.
Fox News contributor and Spectator editor Bob Domenech tweeted that the report “practically screams,” citing the 25th Amendment.
“When you read the special counsel’s report, it almost screams that this is the purpose of the 25th Amendment.”
When you read the special counsel's report, it almost screams that this is the purpose of the 25th Amendment.
— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) February 8, 2024
New York Post columnist John Podhoretz said the amendment was designed specifically for cases like this.
“This is literally what the 25th Amendment is for.”
Literally, this is the purpose of the 25th Amendment.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) February 8, 2024
constitutional law expert mark levin “The special counsel presents evidence that Biden should be removed from office under the 25th Amendment.”
of 25th Amendment Ratified in 1967, according to The American Constitution Society outlined specific procedures for when a president “fails to discharge the powers and duties of his office.”
The 25th Amendment to the Constitution is ambiguous, using the term “incompetence” to describe situations in which a president can be removed from office. Section 4 of the 25th Amendment establishes the necessary steps to remove a president if he is “unable to discharge the powers and duties.”
