Greene Withdraws Second Impeachment Vote On Mayorkas At Last Possible Moment

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas will not face a second fast-tracked impeachment attempt by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) over his handling of the border crisis.

For the time being, at least.

Greene withdrew her resolution minutes before a House vote after meeting with Speaker Johnson and Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.). Talking to reporters, Greene said that she was “guaranteed that we'll be moving forward with impeachment” for Mayorkas.

“My articles of impeachment are in the Homeland Committee, we'll be picking those up and moving,” Greene informed the press.

“There was no guarantee on impeachment until today, so I'm satisfied with that,” the relentless Republican added.

The Hill continues:

The Georgia Republican would not disclose the timeline for proceeding with impeaching Mayorkas, saying they decided not to publicly share it, but said it would happen “very soon.”

Greene, a top Mayorkas critic, moved to force a vote on impeaching the secretary Wednesday, the second time she launched an effort to fast-track a vote on booting the Biden administration official. The House was slated to vote on a Democratic motion to refer the resolution until Greene yanked the vote.

The House on Nov. 13 voted to refer Greene's Mayorkas impeachment resolution to the Homeland Security Committee, a move that shielded the chamber from having to weigh in on booting the secretary directly. Eight Republicans had joined Democrats in voting to refer the resolution, but one lawmaker, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) had signaled Thursday — before Greene's withdrawal — that he has shifted his opinion.

Green, the panel's chair, has launched a five-point plan for reviewing Mayorkas's performance via a report, accusing him of “dereliction of duty” but otherwise planning to turn the House Homeland report to the Judiciary Committee for further action.

Speaker Johnson's office and the Homeland Security Committee did not respond to The Hill's request for comment.

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