Cruz: Democrats tossed ‘two centuries of precedent’ by rejecting Mayorkas articles of impeachment
by TheHill
TheHill— Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) ripped Democrats in the upper chamber for dismissing two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday, claiming they tossed over two centuries of "precedent" in the Senate. "Yesterday, Chuck Schumer threw over two centuries of precedent in the United States Senate out of the window," Cruz wrote
The Foreign Desk—NO TRIAL: Senate Democrats Quickly Dismiss Impeachment Articles Against Mayorkas. By: Bethany Blankley | The Center Square Within 20 minutes of convening to hold an impeachment trial of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Democrats in the Senate steamrolled through motions and voted to dismiss the first article of impeachment brought against him. Shortly thereafter, they dismissed the second article as well, without ever
MSNBC News—GOP makes weak pitch as Senate rejects Mayorkas impeachment articles. More than a month after House Republicans impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, despite the GOP’s inability to find any evidence of him committing high crimes, the articles were finally delivered to the Senate on Tuesday. Republicans in the upper chamber responded by demanding a full impeachment trial. They didn’t get one. As NBC News reported, the Senate Democratic majority dismissed both of the articles against the DHS chief just hours after the proceedings began. There...
The Federalist—Democrats Just Blew Off Impeachment Of Alejandro Mayorkas, And Republicans Will Do Nothing About It. Democrats just made it okay to dismiss impeachment without a Senate trial. Republicans definitely didn't learn that lesson.