https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/amendment-25/
Section 1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President.Read more
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty-fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
It clarifies that the vice president becomes president if the president dies, resigns, or is removed from office by impeachment. It also establishes the ...Read more
https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/constitutional-amendments-amendment-25-addressing-presidential-succession-process
In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President. Whenever there is a vacancy ...Read more
https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/impeachment.htm
The Constitution requires a two-thirds vote of the Senate to convict, and the penalty for an impeached official upon conviction is removal from office.Read more
https://libnews.umn.edu/2021/01/options-to-remove-or-bar-a-president-from-office/
Jan 13, 2021 — The three primary ways we are seeing this unfold is through impeachment, the 14th Amendment, or the 25th Amendment. Impeachment. The U.S. House ...Read more
https://constitutioncenter.org/the-constitution/articles/article-ii/clauses/349
The “President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States” shall be removed from office if convicted in an impeachment trial.Read more
https://law.justia.com/constitution/us/article-2/28-the-removal-power.html
The Constitution endows the President with an illimitable power to remove all officers in whose appointment he has participated, with the exception of federal ...Read more
https://fordhamdemocracyproject.com/2024/01/10/electing-and-removing-a-president/
Jan 10, 2024 — It takes a two-thirds vote of each House of Congress to remove a President from his powers and duties. In the other, an impeachment trial, it takes a two- ...Read
https://www.rockthevote.org/explainers/the-25th-amendment/
The 25th Amendment is to be used opens a new window when the President “is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.”Read more
https://harvardlawreview.org/print/vol-136/the-executive-power-of-removal/
May 9, 2023 — The assertion that Presidents enjoy a constitutional power to remove executive officers implicates one of the oldest constitutional disputes.Read more
https://www.fisherphillips.com/en/news-insights/fp-predictions-scotus-will-expand-presidents-power-to-fire-members-of-independent-agencies.html
Dec 17, 2025 — The Supreme Court will likely rule in favor of President Trump in a critical pending case that should be decided in early 2026, ...
https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/article-2/section-2/clause-2/removing-officers-current-doctrine
The power of the President to remove an officer shall prevail over the authority of Congress to condition the power by fixing a definite term and precluding a ...Read more
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/25th-amendment-frequently-asked-questions/
Jul 8, 2024 — The amendment provides procedures for filling a vacancy in the vice presidency and addressing presidential incapacitation—either temporary or ...Read more
https://pacificlegal.org/the-presidents-removal-authority-is-key-to-the-separation-of-powers/
Sep 12, 2025 — So, the president's ability to remove certain officials depends on the type and composition of the agency in question. He can fire heads of ...Read more
https://slcc.pressbooks.pub/attenuateddemocracy/chapter/chapter-30/
At its most basic, constitutionally removing a president is a two-step process: The House impeaches and the Senate holds a trial to either remove the president ...Read more
https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S1-C6-1/ALDE_00013693/
XXV, § 1 ( In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President. ). See also U.S. ...Read more
https://kz.usembassy.gov/summary-of-the-u-s-presidential-election-process/
Each elector casts one vote following the general election, and the candidate who gets more than half (270) wins. The newly elected President and Vice President ...Read more