House Delivers Articles Of Impeachment Against Alejandro Mayorkas
The Republican-led House delivered its articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas
And with other pressing matters before the upper chamber, including a looming Friday deadline for reauthorization of top national intelligence
On Tuesday, nine House impeachment managers carried an impeachment charge against Mayorkas in a ceremonial procession across
the Capitol building and hand-delivered it to clerks on the well of the Senate.
Democrats, meanwhile, flatly rejected the impeachment push as a partisan stunt intended to damage President Joe Biden’s standing ahead of the November election.
The charges, they argued, are a matter of policy dispute with the Biden administration’s execution of immigration laws and not ‘high crimes’ as outlined in the constitution.
It’s not clear yet how Democrats intend to dispense with the case. Any senator may offer a motion to dismiss or table the trial, requiring a simple majority of votes to succeed.
During former President Donald Trump’s 2021 impeachment trial, Republicans offered a motion to dismiss the charges of inciting the Jan. 6
Several Republicans who have been critical of the House impeachment effort of Mayorkas could join with Democrats in voting to prevent his ouster, including Sens.