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Outside lawyers are being sought for consultation by the White House on the prospect of a quick and last-minute impeachment of President Trump, a source familiar with the matter said.

The source said at this point that lawyers advising the White House believe there is not enough time for Democrats logistically to move the articles of impeachment out of the House and into the hands of the senators for a rapid impeachment of the president before January 20. But the source said lawyers for the president have started ruling out the possibility of impeachment as the likelihood of the vice president and the Cabinet invoking the 25th Amendment appears low.

The source added that the president’s lawyers had been consulted about the language used in Trump’s video messages following the Capitol riots. During this process, White House attorney Pat Cippolone and Chief of Staff Mark Meadows visited Trump’s house to urge him to record the videos to save his presidency and delay efforts to remove him. of its functions.

The White House is in “crisis management” mode following the siege on Capitol Hill, the source said.

“The lawyers are involved,” the source said.

Meetings have been held almost continuously inside the White House to develop plans to end the Trump presidency in the least chaotic manner possible, the source said.

“Can you land in 12 days,” the source said, summing up the goal of the remaining staff and advisers around the president.