Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is facing impeachment proceedings in the Senate after being impeached by the House. Senate Democrats are under pressure due to the impeachment, with calls for a full trial to address his role in immigration policies under President Biden. The first impeachment vote failed, but the second passed by one vote, making Mayorkas the first sitting Cabinet secretary to be impeached.
"If he cares about the Constitution and ending the devastation caused by Biden's border catastrophe, Senator Schumer will quickly schedule a full public trial and hear the arguments put forth by our impeachment managers," Mr. Johnson said in a statement. https://t.co/U0rHudsOd6
The articles were passed by the House on Feb. 13, making Mr. Mayorkas the first sitting Cabinet secretary to be impeached. The first vote to impeach him failed, but the second passed by one vote. https://t.co/U0rHudsOd6
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“Extreme MAGA Republicans are demanding a full impeachment trial in the Senate,” Mr. Jeffries, New York Democrat, wrote in an X post Thursday. “They want to continue the phony political stunt targeting the Homeland Security secretary.” https://t.co/U0rHudsOd6
Sec. Mayorkas has played an active role in peddling Joe Biden’s deliberate destruction of America’s borders. I look forward to holding a full impeachment trial in the Senate. https://t.co/X469F9doFr
Secretary Mayorkas refuses to enforce the immigration laws passed by Congress. He has done more damage to America than any other Cabinet Secretary in our nation’s history. Thank you @SpeakerJohnson for taking this crucial first step. Time for the Senate to convict. https://t.co/200wq06ahM
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