At the request of some KY-based reporters, here are my thoughts on the 25th Amendment and impeachment: 
As a law professor focusing on election law, voting rights, and constitutional law, I teach my students to uphold the rule of law and fight for justice. The events of January 6, 2021 demonstrate that the President of the United States has failed...
... to remain faithful to these ideals.President Trump took an oath of office to preserve, protect, and defend the U.S. Constitution. The events of the past few days have demonstrated that he has no interest in doing so.
His phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, seeking to “find” enough votes to allow him to win the state, was a direct attack on the 2020 presidential election.
The incitement to his supporters to violence and his continued lies about voter fraud and a “stolen” election—which have had serious, violent consequences at the U.S. Capitol—demonstrate that Trump is incapable and uninterested in preserving the Constitution.
Vice President Mike Pence and the cabinet should invoke the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office. Congress, after finalizing the count of the Electoral College votes, should begin impeachment proceedings immediately...
...so that Trump can no longer tear apart the fabric of our democracy, even during his last two weeks until President-Elect Joe Biden takes office. Impeaching and convicting Trump would also make him ineligible to hold future office.
Generally, a president should be allowed to serve out his term. But these are not normal times and Trump has shown that he is incapable of bringing the country together to uphold American democracy.
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