43 GOP Senators Demand Senate Trial for Mayorkas Impeachment
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43 Republican senators signed a letter demanding a Senate trial on the impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
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The senators assert the Senate has a "constitutional responsibility" to hold a trial, noting the Senate has almost always done so when given articles of impeachment.
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The senators cite problems at the border like increased migrant encounters, fentanyl smuggling, lack of migrant housing, and assaults on police officers.
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6 Republican senators did not sign the letter, including moderates Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Mitt Romney.
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The Department of Homeland Security has pushed back against the impeachment, saying there is no evidence or constitutional grounds.