The House impeached Alejandro Mayorkas
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas: Impeachment is not for partisan gain, but for the benefit of Speaker Donald Trump
“House Republicans will be remembered by history for trampling on the Constitution for political gain rather than working to solve the serious challenges at our border,” Ehrenberg said.
The House voted along party lines last night to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. He’s the first cabinet secretary to be impeached in nearly 150 years. The Mayorkas’ is accused of being willfully and systemic refusal to comply with the law when it comes to border policies.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s office said House impeachment managers will present the articles of impeachment to the Senate following the state work period. The senators will be chosen to serve on the jury in the trial. Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray will preside.
“This sham impeachment effort is another embarrassment for House Republicans,” he said. “The one and only reason for this impeachment is for Speaker Johnson to further appease Donald Trump.”
Some Republicans in the upper chamber have expressed concerns that Mayorkas’ actions do not rise to the “high crimes and misdemeanors” standard set by the Constitution for impeachments and the precedent set by the House Republicans’ effort.
In a statement condemning the House vote, President Biden said: “History will not look kindly on House Republicans for their blatant act of unconstitutional partisanship that has targeted an honorable public servant in order to play petty political games.”
Mayorkas is the first cabinet member to be impeached since 1876, when William Belknap was the Secretary of War. He won’t be removed from office or convicted of a crime in the Senate. Mia Ehrenberg, a DHS spokesperson, said in a statement that the impeachment was done “without a shred of evidence or legitimate Constitutional grounds.”
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