Focus on Biden transition, avoid impeachment. US VP Pence

US Vice President Mike Pence ruled out using 25th Amendment to remove Trump, urges Congress to focus on Biden transition, avoid impeachment.  Pence on Tuesday told House leaders he does not support invoking the 25th Amendment process to remove Donald Trump, all but guaranteeing an imminent impeachment vote against the president."With just eight days left in the President's term, you and the Democratic Caucus are demanding that the Cabinet and I invoke the 25th Amendment," Pence wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, referring to the process that would declare Trump unable to fulfill his duties and install Pence as acting president for the remainder of the term.

On the other hand, President Donald Trump on Tuesday denied responsibility for the storming of Congress by a mob of his supporters, and warned of "tremendous anger" across the country. Although Trump also urged "peace and calm" during a visit to his US-Mexico border wall in Alamo, Texas, his overall message was of defiance and refusal to take blame. Trump dubbed his likely impeachment a "continuation of the greatest witch hunt in the history of politics." And he warned that while "you have to always avoid violence," his supporters are furious."I've never seen such anger," he said.