The GOP-led House has opted to delay sending impeachment articles against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the border crisis to the Democrat-controlled Senate next week.
Instead of conducting the handoff on Wednesday — which was part of a plan announced two weeks ago — the lower chamber will now wait until at least Monday, according to the office of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).
“To ensure the Senate has adequate time to perform its constitutional duty, the House will transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate next week,” Johnson spokesperson Taylor Haulsee said in a statement. “There is no reason whatsoever for the Senate to abdicate its responsibility to hold an impeachment trial.”
House lawmakers passed two impeachment articles in February that accuse Mayorkas of “willfully and systemically” refusing to comply with federal…
