If the Vice-President assassinated the President what would happen during the trial?

Question

Would the Vice-President still run the country or would the chain of command be followed and the Speaker of the House automatically be made president or would the Vice-President be made president until convicted of the murder of the president?

Answer 1

I couldn't guess on the outcome of the trial but I do know that the Speaker of the House would be President.

Answer 2

The Secretary of State would assassinate the Speaker of the House.  And so on.  Eventually, the cost of government would drop from all the savings in salaries, and the budget would be in balance.  Every cloud has a silver lining.

Answer 3

nothing would happen.. the vice president would cover it up..

johnson covered up the kennedy assasination

they were bitter enemys

cia killed him.. johnson covered it up.

johnson was about as corrupt as they come.. figures he was from texas.

regardless.. unless there was a witness.. the vp would be pres.. and the coverup would begin..

and dont worry cheny wont kill bush.. cus daddy bush and the cia run the show.. baby bush is just a puppet.. no one knows THAT better than cheny.

Answer 4

Should the scenario of the VP killing the President; the VP would stand trail for murder and be impeached. The US Constitution has a secession of order. The Speaker of the House, followed by the Senate Leader. There afterward; Sec. of State, Sec of Defense, Sec of Treasure, and the list continues by the Administration Cabinet Members as the Cabinet was created.

Answer 5

The Vice President would be impeached and the next person in the chain of command would become the president.

Answer 6

The usual trial activities. There is nothing in the Constitution that limits the right of the vice president to become president except the president staying alive.

Answer 7

Chaos...

Answer 8

better yet, can you imagine if the head janitor was killed in the Capitol building, who would get rid of all the bs  at the end of the day.

Answer 9

freakin witch pelosi would be in charge!

Answer 10

The VP would promptly be impeached, and the Speaker of the House would take over.