In a stunning turn of events, the United States Senate halted the impeachment trial of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, scheduled to start at 1 PM Eastern on Wednesday. This abrupt dismissal, led by Democratic senators, marks a historic deviation from 227 years of established congressional proceedings.
The motion to dismiss the impeachment charges against Secretary Mayorkas was driven by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). According to The Washington Post, the charges included a “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law” and a “breach of public trust,” both related to Mayorkas’s handling of the U.S. border crisis, described by many as the worst in the nation’s history.
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In a stark display of party loyalty, the Democratic senators voted unanimously to declare the first charge unconstitutional, while Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) abstained by voting present. The pattern repeated with the second charge, although Murkowski aligned with her Republican colleagues in opposition. The Senate then moved swiftly to terminate the entire impeachment process, voting along party lines.
Murkowski, the Senator that McConnell saved with millions last year? Well, that’s just dandy. Alaska Republicans backed her opposition, but McConnell helped her and now she really “shows her loyalty”. What a waste of time and money.