Two Texans are among 11 House impeachment managers initiating a trial of the Homeland Security secretary in the Senate.
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, right, listens as President Joe Biden receives a briefing from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, USCIS and ICE during a visit to Brownsville on Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024., The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
Democrats in Congress and the Biden administration have blasted Mayorkas’ impeachment as a specious abuse of a constitutional measure reserved for the most egregious offenses. The Senate requires a two third vote to convict Mayorkas — an exceedingly slim possibility considering Democrats hold the majority.
McCaul and Pfluger both sit on the House Homeland Security Committee, which has jurisdiction over Mayorkas’ department. McCaul was chair of the committee from 2013 to 2019. He served as a federal prosecutor with the Justice Department before being elected to Congress. U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, said she saw the impeachment managers cross the Capitol toward the Senate chamber, calling it “unceremonious” and “subdued” compared to her experience as anin the trial for former president Donald Trump. She said it’s hard to compare the two because the impeachment of Mayorkas is a “sham,” and Trump’s impeachment proceedings had validity.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was among the senators who joined impeachment managers during Tuesday’s news conference. Cruz accused Schumer of trying to bypass the trial to protect vulnerable Democrats up for reelection this year. He pointed out Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana, who will have to defend his seat representing a conservative state in November. Cruz accused Tester of fleeing the chamber as the impeachment managers entered the chamber.
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