House Republicans postpone sending Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate
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Washington — House Republicans postponed sending the articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate until next week, amid concerns over the timing of an impeachment trial that Senate Democrats are expected to quickly move to dismiss.
"To ensure the Senate has adequate time to perform its constitutional duty, the House will transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate next week," a spokesperson for Speaker Mike Johnson said in a statement.
Johnson and the 11 impeachment managers penned a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer last month saying they would present the articles of impeachment to the upper chamber on Wednesday, April 10, urging the Senate leader to schedule a trial "expeditiously." Senators were expected to be sworn in the next day, under Senate rules. But concerns about GOP attendance for what would likely be a late vote on Thursday seemed to give Republicans pause.
