Republicans take to floor to slam Dems for expected dismissal of Mayorkas trial

Several Senate Republicans took to the chamber floor on Monday evening to name for a right away and open trial into the impeachment articles handed in opposition to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. 

“Make no mistake about it: a vote to block the impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas is a vote to keep our borders open,” Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., mentioned in floor remarks. Sens. Rick Scott, R-Fla., Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., John Kennedy, R-La., John Cornyn, R-Texas, Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Mike Braun, R-Ind., additionally made speeches on the expected Democratic movement to desk the impeachment trial.

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Marshall and Scott are members of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

The vote to “block” talked about by Marshall is in reference to the expectation that Senate Democrats will look to use a procedural maneuver to rapidly dismiss the trial after being sworn in as jurors on Thursday. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has not made any indication that this might be achieved, however a number of Republicans and Democrats within the chamber have mentioned they anticipate such an train to be used to finish the trial. 

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Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) speaks at a press convention on the U.S. Capitol on August 05, 2022, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

“Legally speaking [Mayorkas] has undermined the laws of the United States,” alleged Schmitt, justifying the need of a full trial. 

In his personal remarks, Scott mentioned, “I do not understand why my Democratic colleagues don’t care.”

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Kennedy identified that the House spent months creating the articles that had been handed in opposition to Mayorkas and “They just want to ignore the House’s evidence, summarily sweep it under the rug and move on.”

Marshall emphasised the historic nature of such a transfer, if Democrats select to make use of it. “In our nation’s history, the Senate has never tabled an impeachment trial,” Marshall mentioned. 

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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks throughout a press convention following the weekly Senate democratic caucus luncheons on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 20, 2024.  (REUTERS/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

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In an expensive colleague letter to senators final week, Schumer acknowledged that House impeachment managers are expected to ship two articles of impeachment for Mayorkas to the chief. He suggested senators that attendance is “essential” throughout the week, as every of them might be sworn in as jurors on Thursday, with Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray, D-Wash., presiding.

The White House counsel despatched a memo out on Monday, highlighting feedback made by Republican senators concerning the Mayorkas impeachment effort prior to its passage within the House. Several of the Republican examples pointed to by the White House have since modified their place, voicing assist for a trial.