Issa floats constitutional amendment to let Congress, SCOTUS remove president after Biden health 'cover-up'

Rep. Darrell Issa proposes constitutional amendment to strengthen presidential removal process after allegations of Biden's mental decline cover-up

Former President Joe Biden talks to reporters on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in Washington, after returning from Rehoboth Beach, Del.  (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Issa added: "If that's the case, the other two branches need to be brought in in some way into the process of asserting that the president may be unable to perform his duties and determining that in a fair and, if necessary, public way."

The other two branches in this case would likely be Congress and the Supreme Court. 

Issa's comments come as the House Oversight Committee is set to interview three Biden administration officials next week about the former president's decline. Former Domestic Policy Council Director Neera Tanden will meet with the committee Tuesday. Former Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor to the First Lady Anthony Bernthal will meet with the committee Thursday. Former White House Physician Dr. Kevin O'Connor will testify under subpoena on Friday. 

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The House Oversight Committee is set to interview three Biden administration officials next week about the former president's decline.  (AP)

There is a very high threshold to amend the Constitution – a two-thirds vote in each chamber and ratification by three-quarters of states. So, if an amendment does materialize from the Judiciary Committee, it would face a tough road to make it through Congress, even with unified Republican control. But Issa says it's worth making an effort to improve the system. 

"Since it didn't work, we have to ask, is there another way to make it work better in the future?" he asked. 

Tyler Olson is a Capitol Hill Producer for Fox News in Washington, D.C.

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