Analysis: What to know about the 25th Amendment and Joe Biden as Republicans allege a 'cover-up'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

35% : In 2020, then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced a bill to create a congressional body for this purpose with regard to Trump, but it was not signed into law.
23% : Trump's Cabinet discussed the 25th Amendment after the insurrectionIt's hard to believe now that Republicans have reunified around Trump as their presidential candidate - and now that many of them doubt the severity of the January 6, 2021, insurrection - but use of the 25th Amendment was most recently seriously discussed with regard to Trump by his fellow Republicans that year.
21% : John Minchillo/AP/FileBetsy DeVos, who was Trump's secretary of education, confirmed to USA Today that she and other Trump Cabinet officials considered using the method to remove Trump from office.
5% : Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who has since recommitted himself to Trump and developed some amnesia about the severity of the January 6 attack, can be heard on a January 8, 2021, recording obtained by New York Times reporters in which he says the 25th Amendment can't be used against Trump because it "takes too long.

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