Senate Democrats quickly dashed House Republicans’ effort to force the upper chamber to put impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on trial.
The Senate voted Wednesday the first article of impeachment against Mayorkas is unconstitutional, effectively dismissing it, at the request of Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY).
The vote was 51-48-1, with all Democrats voting in favor of quickly killing off the first charge against Mayorkas. All Republicans voted no, except Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), who voted “present.”
Schumer is expected to make a similar effort to dispose of the second and final article of impeachment against Mayorkas, President Joe Biden’s top border official.
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