Forty-three Republican Senators sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, demanding he allow an impeachment trial against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
Fox News Digital obtained the letter, led by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC).
Graham and fellow Republicans wrote that the “Senate uphold its constitutional responsibility to properly adjudicate the House of Representatives’ impeachment.”
“Absent Secretary Mayorkas’ immediate resignation, this impeachment should remain faithful to Senatorial precedent,” the letter continues. “The American people deserve to hear the evidence through a Senate trial in the Court of Impeachment.”
Only six Senate Republicans did not sign the letter: Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Susan Collins (R-ME), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Rand Paul (R-KY), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL).
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who originally planned to deliver the articles of impeachment on April 10, will instead deliver the articles next week.
In February, the House voted to impeach Mayorkas for “high crimes and misdemeanors, including his willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law and his breach of the public trust,” a letter from Johnson to Schumer reads.
“The constitutional grounds for Secretary Mayorkas’ conviction and removal from office are well-founded, and the historical record is clear,” Johnson added. “The Framers of our Constitution gave Congress this authority for scenarios where executive branch officials, who are responsible for executing the laws passed by Congress, flout the law substituting their own judgment for that of Congress.”
“We call upon you to fulfill your constitutional obligation to hold this trial. The American people demand a secure border, an end to this crisis, and accountability for those responsible,” the letter declared. “To table articles of impeachment without ever hearing a single argument or reviewing a piece of evidence would be a violation of our constitutional order and an affront to the American people whom we all serve.”