WASHINGTON, D.C. – The impeachment trial for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas begins Wednesday. House Republicans accuse him of violating the Constitution by refusing to enforce border security laws, so they’ve voted to send articles of impeachment to the U.S. Senate.
The trial isn’t expected to last long. Democrats control the Senate and will likely vote to either table the issue or dismiss it altogether.
Meanwhile, some of the House Republicans who have been leading the charge in Mayorkas’ impeachment took the opportunity to grill him, Tuesday, when he visited Capitol Hill to seek money for his department.
The scheduled appropriations discussion turned into more of a trial run of what could be expected from any Senate impeachment proceeding.
Lawmakers immediately fired accusations against Secretary Mayorkas, including that he failed to fulfill his oath to protect the United States.
“You have refused to follow laws passed by Congress and you have breached the public trust. You facilitated record levels of illegal immigrants since your first day in office,” Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) said during his opening statements.
Secretary Mayorkas, however, attempted to turn the table on his accusers, saying lawmakers are responsible for changing the overall immigration system as well as
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