McConnell, Thune call for full Senate trial of Mayorkas
by Alexander Bolton - 02/27/24 3:30 PM ET
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) and Whip John Thune (S.D.), the two top-ranking Senate Republican leaders, on Tuesday called for the Senate to conduct a full trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, something that Senate conservatives had demanded.
Thune, who is angling to one day succeed McConnell as GOP leader, demanded Tuesday that the Senate hold a full trial over the impeachment charges passed by the House against Mayorkas.
“The House of Representatives has determined that Secretary Mayorkas has committed impeachable offenses. That issue will come before the United States Senate. I believe the Senate needs to hold a trial,” Thune announced at the weekly Senate GOP leadership press conference.
“I’m going to make the argument — and I’m sure the Democrats will try to dismiss it — that we ought to be having a trial, conducting a trial of the United States Senate to determine whether these are impeachable offenses,” Thune added.
McConnell later said he agreed with Thune that the Senate should hold a trial, even though earlier this month he didn’t appear to have a strong opinion on the matter.
“I think that would be the best way forward,” he said when asked about holding a Senate floor trial for Mayorkas.
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