Senate Republicans plan to fight back against any effort from Democrats to quickly dispatch the articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas set to arrive in the chamber Wednesday.
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told reporters Tuesday there will be “pomp and circumstance” on Wednesday night, but Republican members would then raise several points of order, forcing votes before any effort to dismiss or table the impeachment.
Some Republicans took to the Senate floor Monday night to preview their arguments about why the chamber should hold a full trial — laced with warnings to Democrats that voting to brush aside an impeachment that focused on U.S.-Mexico border security could be politically perilous, particularly on those seeking reelection.
