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January 6, 2021, Capitol attack

Attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, and allegations that Donald Trump incited the riot.

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Jan 18, 2026
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Has trump been invoked with the 25th amendment

No—there has never been a successful invocation of the 25th Amendment to remove or permanently displace Donald J. Trump from the presidency; what occurred instead were urgent discussions, public calls...

Jan 16, 2026
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25th amendment invoked today?

No authoritative source in the provided reporting indicates that the 25th Amendment was invoked today; the materials supplied explain how invocation works, show it is rare and procedurally difficult, ...

Jan 18, 2026
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Which cabinet members or officials were reported to have discussed invoking the 25th Amendment, and what did they say on the record?

Multiple news outlets reported that “some” members of President Trump’s Cabinet discussed invoking Section 4 of the 25th Amendment in the wake of the January 6, 2021 Capitol attack, but few individual...

Jan 18, 2026

Has the President been handed a letter to invoke section 4 of the 25th amendment?

There is no evidence in the provided reporting that "the President" has been handed a formal letter to invoke Section 4 of the 25th Amendment; past public efforts to press the amendment involved lette...

Jan 23, 2026

what are some of trumps wrongdoings

’s public life and presidencies have been repeatedly stained by allegations and documented controversies ranging from two impeachments to ethical and legal entanglements involving associates and his b...

Jan 20, 2026

Has any president ever been challenged under Section 4 of the 25th Amendment, and what were the circumstances?

No president has ever been removed or formally displaced under Section 4 of the 25th Amendment; the provision has never been invoked, though it has been contemplated or discussed at key moments in mod...

Jan 17, 2026

What documented real-world harms resulted from Pizzagate- and QAnon-related incidents?

The Pizzagate episode and the QAnon movement produced a pattern of documented real-world harms: individual acts of violence and threats, reputational and economic damage to private people and business...

Jan 16, 2026

Which US presidents have been called fascist by scholars and what evidence did they cite?

Scholarly accusations of “fascism” in the American presidency have centered overwhelmingly on Donald J. Trump; scholars and public intellectuals point to his rhetoric, mobilization of violent follower...

Jan 18, 2026

has the 25th anebdnebt been invoked

The Twenty-Fifth Amendment has been used several times since ratification in 1967, primarily to fill vice‑presidential vacancies and to allow presidents to temporarily transfer power under Section 3; ...