Sen. Mark Kelly (left) in the Capitol during a mob takeover./Getty Images
By Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Ronald J. Hansen | Arizona Republic
If Democrats pursue the immediate removal of President Donald Trump from office, Arizona might now bring them one small step closer to doing so.
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., has joined the Senate since Trump’s impeachment acquittal in February. In a written statement to The Arizona Republic, Kelly said Trump violated his oath of office and Kelly is open to considering removal from office after the rioting Wednesday at the Capitol that many blame on Trump.
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Kelly, who replaced former Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., said he has been talking with his Democratic and Republican colleagues “about how the president violated his oath of office by inciting violence at the Capitol yesterday,” and what they could do about it.
“The Vice President and the cabinet have the responsibility to discuss invoking the 25th amendment, and regardless of what they decide — we will have a new president in two weeks,” Kelly said. “My focus remains on how we uphold our democratic values, including a peaceful transfer of power, so that our government can work and solve the challenges Arizonans face.”
The 25th Amendment provides for removing a president if the vice president and a majority of the Cabinet, or the vice president and a body established by Congress, deem the president unfit for office.
