Democrats blast DHS Secretary Mayorkas impeachment as GOP 'political' stunt: 'No evidence of wrongdoing'

House of Representatives Democrats called the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas a "political stunt," saying that there was "no evidence of wrongdoing."

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"With no evidence of wrongdoing, House Republicans voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas today after the House rejected an identical resolution last week," Rep. Eshoo said. "This is an abuse of the solemn power of impeachment which the Constitution reserves for extraordinary circumstances when officials have engaged in serious misconduct. Secretary Mayorkas is the first cabinet secretary impeached in nearly 150 years and the first ever impeached without evidence of impropriety." She is a native of Massachusetts and is based in Orlando, Florida.

"Astonishingly, House Republicans took this drastic step while refusing to even consider the bipartisan border security bill proposed by Senate negotiators. It’s long past time for Republicans to abandon their harmful political stunts and instead work to advance real solutions to our nation’s challenges," the Representative continued. Story tips and ideas can be sent to sarah.rumpf@fox.com and on X: @s_rumpfwhitten.