Senate set to sidestep Mayorkas trial
by Al Weaver - 04/09/24 6:00 AM ETThe impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is set to hit a dead end this week as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) prepares to do away with a trial, upsetting Republicans who wanted to highlight the administration’s handling of the border.
House Republicans impeached Mayorkas in mid-February, but the official transmission of the articles has been stuck in limbo while Congress worked to fund the government.
That will change when impeachment managers deliver the articles Wednesday, with Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray (D-Wash.) swearing in senators as jurors a day later and Schumer expected to dispense with them for good in short order.
The Democratic leader has declined to say exactly how he plans to handle the articles of impeachment. His options include holding a vote to table or dismiss the articles or burying them by referring them to a special committee.
Members on both sides of the aisle expect him to avoid a trial.
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