Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., shared a brief post on social media Thursday evening, criticizing Republicans who are pushing to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
“Extremist MAGA Republicans are demanding a full impeachment trial in the Senate,” Jeffries wrote in an article on X. “They want to continue the fake political stunt targeting the Secretary of Homeland Security.”
He added: “My answer? Get lost.”
The message comes as the US Senate will receive House-passed articles of impeachment against Mayorkas next month.
JOHNSON to formally deliver Mayorkas articles of impeachment to Senate, calls for trial 'expeditiously'
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York, criticized Republicans who are pushing to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
On Thursday, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., informed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., that the House of Representatives will formally send the articles of impeachment to his chamber on April 10 .
In his letter to Schumer, Johnson urged him to hold an impeachment trial “at the earliest opportunity.”
“As Speaker and Impeachment Managers of the United States House of Representatives, we write to inform you that we will present to you upon the return of the Senate on April 10, 2024, the duly adopted articles of impeachment regarding Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. We urge you to schedule a trial on this matter as soon as possible,” Johnson wrote.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., informed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., that the House of Representatives will formally send the articles of impeachment to his chamber on April 10. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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In February, all but three House Republicans voted to impeach Mayorkas over his management, or mismanagement as Republican content, of the U.S. southern border. It was the first time since 1876 that a cabinet secretary had been removed.
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-NY, speaks with reporters as he returns to the U.S. Capitol following meetings at the White House February 27, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Schumer's office told Fox News Digital that the Senate will begin the impeachment trial once it receives the articles of impeachment.
“As we have previously stated, after the House impeachment managers present the articles of impeachment to the Senate, senators will be sworn in as jurors in the trial the following day. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Patty Murray, will preside.”
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It is very unlikely that the trial will result in a conviction.
Elizabeth Elkind and Julia Johnson of Fox News contributed to this report.