I do not believe that ANYONE employed in the Executive Branch can also be Speaker of the House or even a member of the House (although it is not mandatory that the Speaker be elected as a Congressman). Likewise, no federal judge would be eligible to simultaneously serve as Speaker. These cases would cause a violation of the constitutional requirement of separation of powers. Vice President presiding over the Senate is constitutionally authorized and therefore not a violation of separation of powers.
Newt Gingrich is supporting Trump. He was purged by Hastert, Livingston, Boehner, Bill Paxton, Susan Molinari and John Kasich, among others all of them loyal to the GOP-E. Revenge is a dish best served cold. In this case, very cold. No one understands the House and its processes better than Gingrich. He could form a new leadership cadre, lead them to enact Trump's agenda, then retire having chosen a preferred successor. Newt is not getting any younger but he has one more major fight left in him. He is tanned, rested and ready.
What you’re saying makes a lot more sense than what i read a few days ago. Thanks! I’m all in for Newt to be SOH. In a heartbeat.
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Sounds PERFECT to me, particularly because I suspect RYAN could be primaried in August!