House Impeaches Mayorkas Over Border Policy But Conviction in Senate Seen Unlikely
• The House impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Feb. 13 related to the U.S.-Mexico border, but the Senate is expected to spend little or no time on the trial.
• Under the impeachment rules, House managers will deliver the articles of impeachment to the Senate floor and senators will be sworn in as jurors, potentially this week.
• Senate Majority Leader Schumer is expected to try to dismiss the trial if he has the 51 votes, as a two-thirds Senate vote is required to convict Mayorkas.
• If dismissal fails, Democrats could refer the trial to a special committee for investigation before holding a full Senate trial.
• If it goes to a full trial, senators would have to sit for potentially weeks hearing arguments from both sides and Mayorkas before voting on conviction.