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If Trump *does* get impeached & removed, what happens next..? “FACTUAL HYPOTHESIS”

If the hypothetical *does* happen. Trump gets impeached, removed from office… what happens to the rest of his presidency??

Factually… what happens? Does J.D. Vance take over as the president for the rest of his term? Like that’s 3 years…

Or, do they hold an emergency early election before this?

I’m thinking similar to when Nixon left office. But then again he resigned early and it wasn’t the same as now… 1/4 years of a term… would they be able to hold the election? Or would J.D. be the President in this scenario

Also: this is just about the facts. I’m not interested in the “it’s not going to happen” conversation - I’m just curious about the “what if” context.
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Persephonee · 26-30, F
There's no provision in the Constitution to hold an early election. Vance would immediately become president and serve the remainder of Trump's term. (And if he gets into the Oval Office before 20th January 2027 then he can run for election as president himself once, but if afterward that date, twice - per the 22nd amendment).

OTOH there's no constitutional provision against holding an early election either, and the 1792 Presidential Succession Act provided for a special election in case the offices of both president and vice president were vacant together, and a brand new 4 year term would begin from the next 4th March (the old inauguration date). But obviously this never happened.

Current law provides a long list of office-holders (basically the Speaker + president pro tempore of the Senate + the cabinet) who can act as president (without technically being the president), even for the full rest of the term, if that situation were to arise. Congress could, as far as I can see, change the law and provide for an early election, with the new president (and vice president) elect taking office on the following 20th January.
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