On Thursday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) informed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) that they will send two impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on April 10.
Johnson sent a letter to Schumer informing him that House impeachment managers will send the impeachment articles to his chamber on April 10, and urged him to hold a trial “expeditiously.”
“As Speaker and impeachment managers of the U.S. House of Representatives, we write to inform you that we will present to you upon the Senate's return, on April 10, 2024, the duly passed articles of impeachment regarding Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. We urge you to schedule a trial of the matter expeditiously,” Johnson wrote alongside the 11 Republicans selected as impeachment managers.
A simple 51-vote majority would be needed for the Senate to dismiss the trial.
The House impeached Mayorkas last month on two counts, accusing him of failing to comply with and enforce existing law, along with a breach of public trust.
“Throughout his tenure, he has repeatedly lied to Congress and the American people about the scope of the crisis and his role in it. His unlawful actions are responsible for the historic crisis that has devastated communities throughout our country, from the smallest border town in Texas to New York City,” Johnson wrote. “The constitutional grounds for Secretary Mayorkas' conviction and removal from office are well-founded, and the historical record is clear.”
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