The House will delay delivery of the impeachment articles for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas until next week, House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office said, as Senate Republicans try to counter Democratic efforts to quickly dismiss the case.
At a news conference Tuesday, a group of Senate Republicans said they secured the delay as part of their fight to have the Senate hold a full trial. A spokesman for Johnson confirmed the delay in a statement.
“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. There is no reason whatsoever for the Senate to abdicate its responsibility to hold an impeachment trial,” the spokesman, Taylor Haulsee, said.
