Four and a half months into his tenure, House Speaker Mike Johnson is grappling with the legacy of the Kevin McCarthy era, including a pending government shutdown and a slow-moving impeachment inquiry. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan has subpoenaed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for records from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), citing ignored requests and alleging a 'breach of trust' and 'willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law'. Despite not having conducted a 'deep dive' into evidence against President Biden, Johnson described the findings as 'alarming' and indicative of 'unprecedented corruption'. Over a month has passed since the House impeached Mayorkas, but the articles have not been sent to the Senate, with Johnson citing the ongoing appropriations process and a desire not to disrupt Senate deliberations.
House Speaker Johnson says White House doesn't 'call the shots' on when impeachment is over https://t.co/4NOPw2Ispg
Johnson told reporters during the House GOP’s retreat at the Greenbrier resort that the lower chamber hasn’t sent the impeachment articles to the Democrat-led Senate over fears that the move would derail the tenuous appropriations process. https://t.co/FyBGZg0N76
Mike Johnson said the House plans to send the impeachment articles against Mayorkas to the Senate after Congress wraps up the appropriations process. https://t.co/PU5X1sL9W9
House GOP subpoenas DHS Secretary Mayorkas for ICE records The House of Representatives impeached Mayorkas in February, accusing him of a "breach of trust" and a "willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law." Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/JoU2Q52gsy
The House made history a month ago when lawmakers voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, but a Senate trial has been on the back burner while Congress wraps up its spending procedure. https://t.co/J8dDVP05eF
Mayorkas Senate impeachment trial stalls while Congress ends spending process https://t.co/qjVKp8QKLm
House Speaker Mike Johnson doesn't commit to holding President Biden's impeachment vote, a posture that comes as Republicans struggle to find a smoking gun in their months-long probe of the president. https://t.co/sHFTBu1eQb https://t.co/qaxjw3L1VG
Johnson noted that the House “didn’t want to interrupt the Senate in their floor time and their deliberation on appropriations” — adding that articles of impeachment have “a short window within which to process them” https://t.co/5gaeQu85JD
It’s now been over a month since the House impeached Mayorkas, but those articles have not been forwarded to Senate yet. When asked why, Johnson said “the very simple answer for that … is because we're in the middle of funding the government in the appropriations process.”
Johnson says Mayorkas impeachment articles haven’t been sent because they haven’t wrapped the appropriations process.
.@SpeakerJohnson says he hasn’t done ‘deep dive’ into Biden impeachment inquiry but calls evidence ‘alarming’ https://t.co/mSaGsz4J1B https://t.co/mSaGsz4J1B
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday he hasn't taken the time to do a "deep dive" into evidence compiled by House Republicans in their probe of President Biden, though he said what he has seen is "alarming" and shows "unprecedented corruption." https://t.co/dVvweaVx2l
House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan issued a sweeping subpoena Wednesday to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) data. Read more: https://t.co/GfC9PruSIw https://t.co/RSNYktfKuW
Four and a half months on the job, House Speaker Johnson is still struggling with the baggage of the tumultuous Kevin McCarthy era — including another pending government shutdown and a lagging impeachment inquiry. https://t.co/3dX6LyGQC1
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jim Jordan subpoenaed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Wednesday for immigration enforcement records, saying officials have ignored his requests. https://t.co/Ol03GfFeQf
BREAKING: House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan has subpoenaed Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas for records from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).