Many have asked what it would take to remove Donald Trump from the GOP ticket and nominate a new presidential candidate. CQ Roll Call’s senior Senate reporter Niels Lesniewski and managing editor Adriel Bettelheim lay out how it could be done.

Show notes:

• Replacing Trump on Ballots: Murky Payoff and a Legal Thicket
• GOP Trump Critic Launches Independent Run
• Anti-Trump Republicans Begin Lining Up Behind Clinton 

Evan McMullin says he’s not a Trump spoiler, but his opportunities are limited” https://t.co/OJdIJQmUmg pic.twitter.com/PG53kgbKFu

— Roll Call (@rollcall) August 9, 2016

Replacing Trump on Ballots: Murky Payoff and a Legal Thicket https://t.co/BIJZx8PifA pic.twitter.com/tfuDolBeDQ

— Roll Call (@rollcall) August 9, 2016

I’m sure the Ayotte/McCain campaign loved having to talk about this for a few days https://t.co/E2SesBaeov

— Alex Roarty (@Alex_Roarty) August 6, 2016

This is how weird 2016 has become — it’s big news when the GOP nominee endorses the GOP House Speaker for reelection.

— Walter Shapiro (@MrWalterShapiro) August 5, 2016