House Speaker Mike Johnson has postponed the impeachment trial of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas until Monday, in response to concerns from conservatives. The trial was originally scheduled to begin on Thursday, but will now start on Tuesday.
House Speaker Mike Johnson delayed until Monday the impeachment trial of the first sitting Cabinet member in history, responding to the concern of some conservatives worried about launching a Senate trial on the same day the chamber is scheduled to depart for the week.
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer — who is expected to move to table or dismiss the articlesdismiss or table the trial, a simple House Republicans have argued that Mayorkas — who has broad legal discretion in enforcing border laws — has violated provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which mandates the detention of any deportable migrant.
Several Republicans on Tuesday argued that Democrats should not depart from precedent by skipping a trial and moving to dismiss the charges. They intend to at least try to influence the process by introducing procedural roadblocks such as raising points of order, which bar
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