A House Republican Conference rule stipulates that a member of leadership should step aside if charged with a felony punishable by two or more years in prison.
Former president Donald Trump speaks at an event in Washington last month.After ousting a House speaker for the first time in history, Republicans are scrambling to rally around a replacement — not an easy task at a time when the party is deeply fractured.
Some members have suggested that former president Donald Trump should pursue the speakership, even as two other candidates have announced their intentions to seek the position. The U.S. Constitution does not require the House speaker to be a member of the chamber.Trump, for his part, has thrown his support behind Rep. Jim Jordan , chairman of the powerful House Judiciary Committee. Trump has said, however, that he would consider serving as speaker in an interim capacity if needed.
That prospect could get more serious consideration if neither Jordan nor House Majority Leader Steve Scalise , who’s also in the running, can get majority support in the full chamber. But some have pointed to a rule adopted in January by House Republicans — Rule 26, in particular — as a barrier to the former president serving as speaker.
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