On Tuesday, the GOP-led House transmitted impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of the border crisis to the Democrat-controlled Senate.
The House managers tasked with prosecuting the case were introduced in the Senate chamber and Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-TN), who is the lead manager, read aloud the text of the impeachment resolution.
WATCH: House impeachment managers deliver articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the U.S. Senate. pic.twitter.com/dNCsJ3Qgeu
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Although a trial is slated to begin on Wednesday with senators sworn in as jurors, there is doubt that there will be a full trial to conclude the process that Democrats have long called a “political stunt.”
Senate President Pro Tempore Patty Murray (D-WA) was selected to preside over…