Legally speaking, it doesn't matter whether the U.S. president placed his hand on a bible. And he wouldn't be the first not to.

A select number of presidents have not sworn on the Bible, which was more common in earlier chapters of American history when specific rules and traditions weren’t as entrenched as they are today.

President Donald Trump swore his oath of office as president for the second ... empty-handed or with some other document, such as a copy of the Constitution itself. However, it not known why ...

President Donald Trump took his oath of office on his inauguration, becoming the 47th president of the United States. However, some on social media have wondered if Trump failed to correctly take his ...

Washington’s copy, marked up as it received its final ... then surely “the general provision for oaths of office, in a subsequent place,” that is, Article VI, should be enough, he argued.

WASHINGTON — Donald J. Trump took the oath of office to become the 47th president of the United States on Monday, capping a remarkable political comeback that he said would enable him “to make ...

WASHINGTON — On January 20, Donald Trump will take the oath of office for his second, non-consecutive term as President of the United States. During the ceremony, Supreme Court Chief Justice ...

(NEXSTAR) – President Donald Trump, when taking his most recent oath of office, did not appear to place his left hand on either of the Bibles brought to the swearing-in ceremony in the Capitol ...

President Donald Trump swore his oath of office as president for the second time in the Capitol rotunda, one hand raised in the air, but declined to place his other hand on the two Bibles held before ...