White House declares Alejandro Mayorkas impeachment trial 'complete waste of time'

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The Senate this week will take up impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the White House is weighing in, calling the proceedings a 'complete waste of time.'

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill, Nov. 8, 2023, in Washington. ** FILE **The Senate this week will take up impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and the White House is weighing in, calling the proceedings a “complete waste of time.”

“This effort is a complete waste of time that constitutional and legal experts have said is ‘unconstitutional’ and that even Senate Republicans have made clear they don’t want to focus on,” Mr. Sams said. Mr. Sams called the effort “cynical and outrageous” and said it was a distraction from more important legislative business, such as passing an immigration spending bill that would rewrite the rules on border “parole” cases and tighten some asylum rules.

Mr. Johnson is expected to send over the impeachment articles on Wednesday. Senators would be sworn in as a jury on Thursday. Mr. Mayorkas has been defiant in the face of his impeachment and has shown no indication he will step down.

 

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