Biden White House Praises Senate for Voting Down Mayorkas Impeachment As 'Unconstitutional'
by RedState
RedState— On Wednesday, the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas ended not with a bang but with a whimper, when the Senate under Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) dismissed both impeachment articles without a trial. Sen. Schumer stated that the House of Representatives had sent to the Senate “the least legitimate, least substantive and most politicized impeachment trial ever in the history of the United States.” Oh, the irony!
CNN—How every senator voted on the rejection of Mayorkas impeachment charges. The US Senate on Wednesday voted to end the impeachment case against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, bypassing with procedural votes the first attempt by Congress to oust a Cabinet secretary in more than a century and a half. The pair of votes, which split along partisan lines, swiftly killed a Senate trial that had only just begun, with Democrats and three independents voting to stop the process. The Republican-controlled House impeached Mayorkas in February. The senators voted...
BBC News—Alejandro Mayorkas: Senate votes to dismiss impeachment charges. It was the first time in almost 150 years the chamber had considered a US cabinet secretary's impeachment.
Rappler—US Senate ends impeachment of Biden's border chief Mayorkas. In a series of partisan votes, the Senate dismisses charges accusing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of not enforcing US border laws and lying to Congress, as illegal immigration has hit record levels since Biden took office in 2021