Dershowitz: Using the 25th Amendment would be an ‘unlawful coup’ against Trump

By Pete Kasperowicz

Published September 25, 2018 1:28pm ET

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Dershowitz: Using the 25th Amendment would be an ‘unlawful coup’ against Trump — Valerie Nessel, left, stands with President Donald Trump before accepting the Medal of Honor for her husband Air Force Tech. Sgt. John A. Chapman, posthumously for conspicuous gallantry during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018. | (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz said Tuesday that trying to remove President Trump with the 25th Amendment to the Constitution would be an unconstitutional action, and said supporters of this plan don’t understand the purpose of the amendment.

Democrats have openly talked about using the 25th Amendment to remove Trump, and some have suggested it can be used to remove an “incompetent” president.

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