The New York Times quoted two sources as saying that the outgoing US President Donald Trump proposed to his aides in recent weeks his desire to pardon himself, this comes amid mounting calls in Congress to isolate Trump and activate Article 25 of the Constitution against the background of Break into the Congress building.
Meanwhile, President-elect Joe Biden accused the outgoing president of inciting mobs and local terrorists to storm Congress and assaulting the will of the people, but Biden did not immediately specify his position on the demands for Trump's removal.
The New York Times explained that Trump's issuance of a pardon would be a first step of its kind in American history if the outgoing president made it.
The newspaper added that Trump had told his advisers during several discussions since Election Day on November 3 that he was considering issuing a presidential pardon for himself, and he also asked them whether he should do so, and about the political or legal impact of the decision.
The newspaper pointed out that it is not clear whether Trump had discussed the issue again with his aides after the storming of Congress, which led to numerous calls by lawmakers to impeach Trump and activate the 25th amendment to the constitution.
Article 25 states that in the event of the death, resignation, or removal of the president, the vice president becomes president of the country.
The amendment permits impeachment of the president if a two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress vote that he has committed a treason or a major crime.
Claims of dismissal
Meanwhile, the Washington Post called in its editorial for Trump to be removed from office because he was responsible for the congressional attack.
The newspaper adds that Trump refused the election result and continued to incite his supporters in an unimaginable way, and he is responsible for the strife that occurred.
The newspaper's editorial said Trump's continued tenure has proven to be a major threat to American democracy, and the country will remain in danger as long as he is in the White House.
The newspaper concludes its editorial that the rules, customs, laws and even the constitution itself do not represent anything unless people believe in them, and this belief is the safety valve.
The Washington Post editorial came a day after Trump supporters stormed the Congress building, in an incident described as unprecedented for American democracy, prompting a number of Democratic lawmakers to submit a bill to impeach Trump and activate the 25th amendment to the US Constitution, which relates to the impeachment of the president.
US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has called for activating the 25th amendment to the constitution to remove President Trump.
She added that she joins the voice of the leader of the Democrats in the Senate to urge the vice president to impeach Trump through the articles of the Constitution.
Pelosi also said in a press conference that what must be learned from what happened in Congress is caution, because the actors led by Trump do not care about the safety of others and the principle of the peaceful transfer of power.
She added, "Trump is a danger to our country, and he should not be given any opportunity to mobilize his supporters."
The leader of the Democrats in the US Senate, Senator Chuck Schumer, Thursday called for the outgoing president to be removed from office immediately, due to his incitement to his supporters who stormed the Congress building on Wednesday to carry out a "rebellion."
Schumer said that "the president should not remain in office even for one day anymore," threatening Trump's trial in Congress with the aim of impeaching him if his government did not initiate his removal under the 25th amendment to the constitution, which allows the vice president and the majority of government members to dismiss the president if they find that he has changed Able to shoulder the burdens of his position. "
Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen called for Trump to be impeached, likening his continuation in office to a time bomb threatening the "republic."
The Democrats were joined by Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger, who called for activating the 25th Amendment to the US Constitution to remove Trump from power.
Kinzinger said in a video clip on Twitter that "all indications are that the president has become uneasy and disconnected, not only from fulfilling his duties or even an oath, but from reality itself."
Resignations and distinctions
Congressional events prompted many Trump administration employees to resign, while a number of Republican lawmakers distanced themselves from the outgoing president.
Transportation Minister Eileen Chau announced her resignation from her post, and said on Twitter that she took this step because what happened in Congress was "a traumatic event, and it was completely avoidable (...), and it bothered me so much that I cannot ignore it."
Sarah Matthews, a deputy spokeswoman for the White House, announced her resignation, noting that the United States deserves a peaceful transfer of power.
ABC reported that White House Social Affairs Secretary Ricky Nesita has also resigned from her position in protest at the Trump supporters' storming of Congress.
Stephanie Grisham, the chief of staff in the office of First Lady Melania Trump, announced her resignation from her position.
CNBC reported that Mick Mulvaney, the US special envoy for Northern Ireland and the former acting chief of staff of the White House, has resigned from the Trump administration in protest of the violence in the Congress.
Several members of the National Security Council announced that they would leave their posts.
For his part, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham - a close ally of Trump - announced during the night that he was no longer walking after him, "I'm out of it, that's too much, too much."
The storming of Congress prompted the Acting Secretary of Homeland Security to criticize President Trump, saying that manifestations of incitement to violence contradict the American identity, which prompted the White House to withdraw its candidacy for the post.
Biden accuses Trump
For his part, US President-elect Joe Biden said that those who stormed Congress on Wednesday before winning the elections were local thugs and terrorists, accusing the president of inciting the storming.
Biden described - in a speech from his headquarters - the events of Congress as the worst in America's history, saying that they were "an attack on our history, the most important sacred things, and the will of the people."
Trump openly accused Trump of inciting those he described as a mob to attack Congress and encroach on the will of the American people, adding that the outgoing president had pushed the army to fire tear gas bombs on the people.