Pelosi eyes creation of panel to determine a president’s fitness to serve
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Jamie Raskin unveiled a bill Friday that would create a standing committee to evaluate the mental or physical capacity of any sitting president.
They said the legislation was not intended to remove the current president from office before the election, but to set out a process stemming from the 25th Amendment.
“This is not about President Trump. He will face the judgment of the voters,” Mrs. Pelosi, California Democrat, said. “He shows the need for us to create a process for future presidents.”
“This isn’t about any judgment that anybody has about someone’s behavior. This is about a diagnosis,” she added.
The 25th Amendment provides for the transfer of presidential power in the case of removal from office, death, or disability. Congress, the president’s cabinet, and the vice president have the power to remove a president unable to serve, but it would take a
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