2021 American Constitutional Crisis

On January 6, 2021, following the defeat of US President Luke Nichols in the 2020 presidential election, a series of dirty bombs were released in a dozen US cities which resulted in a period of chaos and civil unrest that lasted roughly one week. A dirty bomb was detonated in Washington, DC during a joint session of Congress which would have removed Luke Nichols from power for abuses of office. At first, it was thought that both the US President and Vice President had been killed in the ensuing calamity. But this information was later determined to be exaggerated, the Vice President had been killed while the US President was incapacitated. With a majority of the US federal legislative branch killed or missing, a special session of governors was convened to appoint a new temporary Congress. The sitting Secretary of Defense was spared from the chaos as they were inspecting facilities at a military base in Colorado and as soon as they were able, they resigned their cabinet seat and began serving as President. Once the President was fully capable of executing his duties as president, the US Secretary of Defense refused to cede power back to Nichols causing conflicting information between the US armed forces and intelligence agencies. This tug-of-war ultimately concluded at noon, January 20th, 2021, when both the former US president and former Secretary of Defense time in office expired. The newly appointed Congress selected Chairman of the Joint Chiefs to serve as a caretaker President until a special election could be setup to elect new leaders. The Chairman stated he would only serve in the capacity for a six month period in order for the newly appointed Speaker of the House to set an agenda and then assume the duties of the presidency shortly thereafter. During this period, Luke Nichols was arrested, tried, and charged, he was given a twenty-year sentence in a medium-security prison in Colorado. He became the first former President to be charged as a criminal. The House Speaker, Hank Harm of Tennessee, resigned his position and transitioned to caretaker President until January 20th, 2023. During the 2022 Special Election, the American public elected several new members of congress and a new President. This time, former Vice President under John Hansen, John Boyer. He was inaugurated on January 20th, 2023.
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