Members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet discussed using a constitutional measure to remove him from office early in his tenure because of his “instability”, according to claims by an senior official writing anonymously in The New York Times.
In a rare anonymous opinion article, the official said there had been “early whispers” about invoking the 25th amendment — a complex process allowing cabinet officials to ask Congress to remove the president — but that cabinet members ultimately decided against that path because it would have sparked a constitutional crisis.
Instead, the author said many senior officials were working to “frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations” due to concerns about the president’s “amorality”.