Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Wednesday he “hopes” that Majority Leader Chuck Schumer will introduce a motion to hold an impeachment trial for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas next week. “
“Mr. Schumer could file a motion to dismiss or sue. We hope he will do that,” Republican leaders said. told the Kentucky Lantern During a press conference in Shelbyville.
“And with Democrats in the majority, it might not last long. But my hope is that we’ll actually get a trial. But I think the majority will likely block it.” think.”
Mr. Schumer (D-N.Y.) has not disclosed a possible trial date for the border enforcement officials President Biden is embattled, saying he would not give up on a jury if two articles of impeachment are handed down on April 10. He only promises to take an oath.
After being sworn in, U.S. senators serving as jurors can move to introduce or reject the terms, which would require approval by a simple majority in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
Schumer also dismissed the impeachment push against Mayorkas as “a new low for House Republicans,” arguing that “the only reason for impeachment is for Speaker Johnson to further appease Donald Trump.”
Johnson (R-Louisiana) joined Democratic leaders to hear arguments in favor of impeaching Cabinet members for failing to enforce immigration laws and lying to Congress that the U.S. border was “secure.” called for a “public trial” for Mayorkas.
“Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas violated the public’s trust and willfully refused to abide by federal immigration law,” Johnson said in a statement. “He deserves to be impeached, and the American people are demanding that those responsible for the border crisis be held accountable.”
“If Sen. Schumer cares about the Constitution and ending the devastation caused by Mr. We will listen to their arguments,” he added.
The last Cabinet member to be impeached was Secretary of War William Belknap, who resigned in 1876 before the House of Representatives could vote on five articles related to his corruption. He was acquitted by the Senate several months later.
The Department of Homeland Security dismissed the impeachment resolution, which failed on its first try in the House of Representatives, as a “travesty” and “a distraction from other important national security priorities.”
After Mayorkas was narrowly impeached on a second vote, the 81-year-old Biden called the move a “political stunt” and attacked House Republicans who blocked a bipartisan Senate border bill earlier this year. .
