The U.S. Senate rejected the first of two articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, declaring it “unconstitutional.”
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) voted present.
The remaining senators voted along party lines in a 51-48 tally against the first article of impeachment.
JUST IN – Senate voted to reject the first article of impeachment against DHS Secretary Mayorkas, declaring it unconstitutional. The vote was 51-48.
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After voting to impeach Mayorkas in February, the House of Representatives finally delivered the articles of impeachment to the Senate this week.
NBC News reports:
The trial has begun. Democrats voted to rule the first impeachment article, accusing Mayorkas of “willfully and systemically” refusing to comply with federal immigration
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