Home Republicans Humiliated As Senate Rejects Mayorkas Impeachment As Unconstitutional

The Senate has voted that the primary article of impeachment towards DHS Secretary Mayorkas is unconstitutional as a result of it doesn’t comprise a excessive crime or misdemeanor.

Right here is the way it went down:

The Senate has rejected Article 1 of Mayorkas impeachment, discovering it unconstitutional as a result of it’s not a excessive crime or misdemeanor.

(Now transferring to similar on Article 2.)

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Notably, 1 Republican — Murkowski — voted “present.” So not bipartisan, however not all Republicans voted…

— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) April 17, 2024

The vote was 51-46, with Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska voting current.

This was a historic vote by the Senate, which has by no means rejected an article of impeachment as unconstitutional. Republicans within the Senate tried to maneuver the impeachment debate into closed session after which delay the impeachment trial for 2 weeks.

Senate Republicans try to say that Mayorkas dedicated a felony by mendacity to Congress, however there isn’t a proof that Mayorkas lied to Congress.

Home Republicans despatched articles of impeachment to the Senate that didn’t comprise a excessive crime or misdemeanor, so the Senate majority is rejecting them as invalid. Republicans within the Senate declare to be nervous a few precedent, however Home Republicans already set a precedent by sending such flimsy articles of impeachment to the Senate within the first place.

Home Republicans are being completely humiliated as their abuse of the impeachment course of isn’t being tolerated by the Senate majority.

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Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work targeted on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.

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