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Dartmouth Government Professor Circulates Petition Calling for Trump's Removal via 25th Amendment

January 26, 2021

Jan. 25, 2021

The first page of the "Open Letter from Political Scientists" co-authored by Prof. Brendan Nyhan and Prof. John M. Carey created Jan. 7, 2021. (Screenshot/Veronica Quidore)

Hanover, NH — In the wake of the insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, Dartmouth Government Professors Brendan Nyhan and John Carey circulated a petition among academics to call for President Trump’s removal from office. WDCR News' Lexie Farnell '24 speaks with Prof. Nyhan about what motivated him to draw up this petition and what impact he hopes it will have.