Impeachment Trial of Alejandro N. Mayorkas Begins
Senate Dismisses First Article of Impeachment
Trial to Kick Off at 1 PM with All 100 Senators Sworn In
The Senate on Wednesday dismissed the first of two articles of impeachment against Alejandro N. Mayorkas. The trial for the second article will commence at 1 PM, with all 100 senators sworn in as jurors.
House Republicans impeached Mayorkas twice, failing the first time and succeeding by a narrow margin the second. The charges stem from Mayorkas' handling of the southern border in his role as Secretary of Homeland Security.
Mayorkas' colleagues in the House have accused him of "betraying the public trust and violating the Constitution by willfully and systemically refusing to enforce..."
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