PATH1 (NONPUBLIC, DS KNOWS): Devolution as C-I-C in exile with authority callback from Combatant Commanders.

PATH2 (PUBLIC, Republican Candidate for POTUS): Now possible after takeover of RNC and house cleaning.

PATH3 (PUBLIC, Speaker of House, 2nd in line, controls Certification of 2024 Election): Possible now or at a date closer to election as long as GOP has majority. May need to occur very soon before mid April deadline if another Republican resigns.

CORRECTION: 2nd in line of succession; 3rd person eligible to hold POTUS position, including Biden

PATH1 (NONPUBLIC, DS KNOWS): Devolution as C-I-C in exile with authority callback from Combatant Commanders.

PATH2 (PUBLIC, Republican Candidate for POTUS): Now possible after takeover of RNC and house cleaning.

PATH3 (PUBLIC, Speaker of House, 3rd in line, controls Certification of 2024 Election): Possible now or at a date closer to election as long as GOP has majority. May need to occur very soon before mid April deadline if another Republican resigns.