Good Law | Bad Law #61 - 25th Amendment & President Trump’s Mental Fitness W/ Richard Painter

Summary: <p>Aaron Freiwald, Managing Partner of Freiwald Law and host of the weekly podcast series Good Law | Bad Law, is joined by former White House Chief Ethics Counselor Richard Painter to talk about the 25^th Amendment and President Trump’s mental fitness to serve.</p><br> <p> </p><br> <p>From 2005 – 2007 Richard served as Chief Ethics Counselor to President George W. Bush and currently he is a professor at the University of Minnesota. In an exclusive interview, Richard and Aaron discuss the 25^th Amendment and the steps involved in removing a President for mental unfitness.</p><br> <p> </p><br> <p>He explains how Congress has an ethical and legal responsibility to hold immediate hearings to determine whether the provisions of the 25^th Amendment – which have never been invoked to remove a President – should now be used to remove President Trump.</p><br> <p> </p><br> <p>Aaron and Richard also talk about the other times in our history when the 25^th Amendment has been used. When there have been health emergencies, surgeries, and times when the President was unable to make decisions temporarily, the 25^th Amendment was used to transfer power to the Vice President for a short period of time.</p><br> <p> </p><br> <p>Join Aaron Freiwald and Richard Painter for this bonus episode of Good Law | Bad Law as they discuss the 25^th Amendment and President Donald Trump.</p><br> <p> </p><br> <p>Remember to tune in every Friday for new episodes of Good Law | Bad Law!</p><br> <p> </p><br> <p>Host: Aaron Freiwald</p><br> <p>Guest: Richard Painter</p><br> <p> </p><br> <p>Follow Good Law | Bad Law:</p><br> <p>YouTube: Good Law | Bad Law</p><br> <p>Instagram: @GoodLawBadLaw</p><br> <p>Website: https://www.GoodLawBadLawPodcast.com</p>