Senators to Be Sworn-In for Mayorkas Impeachment Trial but It Could Be Quickly Dismissed

Published on April 17, 2024

One hundred members of the U.S. Senate will assemble at 1 pm Wednesday to be sworn in as jurors for the impeachment trial of Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, but that’s about as far as they will go if Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) quashes the proceedings. Senate rules require the 1 pm starting time and the swearing-in, but then Mr. Schumer is widely expected to introduce a motion either to table or dismiss the two Articles of Impeachment approved by the House of Representatives on Feb. 13 and officially read in the Senate chamber on Tuesday. Democrats will likely unanimously back the Schumer motion, with all but two of the Senate’s 49 Republicans opposing, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah)....

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