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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Mon Dec 4, 2017, 11:23 AM Dec 2017

President Pelosi?

The line of President succession is VP then Speaker of the House.

Let's say both Pence and Trump are removed from office prior to the 2018 election. Paul Ryan takes over as President, but the Democrats regain the House in 2018.

Who is President then?

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President Pelosi? (Original Post) SHRED Dec 2017 OP

Paul Ryan. Agschmid Dec 2017 #1

Still Ryan. :( Girard442 Dec 2017 #2

More likely it would happen after the midterms. ginnyinWI Dec 2017 #3

That's probably in their plan for when things unravel ... Jarqui Dec 2017 #4

Nope. mn9driver Dec 2017 #5

Agschmid

(28,749 posts)

1. Paul Ryan.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2017, 11:24 AM

Dec 2017

Girard442

(6,085 posts)

2. Still Ryan. :(

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2017, 11:24 AM

Dec 2017

Once he's sworn in, he's there.

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)

3. More likely it would happen after the midterms.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2017, 11:27 AM

Dec 2017

Provided the Dems take back Congress. Trump could always have Pence resign and appoint a new veep if it looked that bad.

Jarqui

(10,130 posts)

4. That's probably in their plan for when things unravel ...

Reply to ginnyinWI (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 4, 2017, 11:32 AM

Dec 2017

- get someone from the GOP in place for Pence so that they do not give up control of the White House

Ryan is not in the clear either given those phone recordings about Russia

mn9driver

(4,428 posts)

5. Nope.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2017, 11:37 AM

Dec 2017

If Trump and Pence resign before the midterms, Ryan is president.

Trump will never be impeached and convicted/removed. That requires 67 senators to vote for conviction. Republicans have shown that there is quite literally nothing Trump can do that will make them do that.

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