The Senate on Wednesday dismissed both impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, deeming them “unconstitutional.”
The votes were 51-49 along party lines, effectively dispensing of the two charges against Mayorkas just hours after senators were sworn in as jurors.
House Republicans, back in February, approved two articles over what they called Mayorkas’ failed leadership on immigration policy. The first article alleged Mayorkas willfully and systemically refused to comply with the law on immigration policy and the second accused him of breaching public trust. The Cabinet secretary had called both allegations “baseless.”
Leading up to the trial, Republicans were demanding a thorough consideration of the…
