Several House Republicans were caught by surprise when GOP leaders announced they would postpone sending articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate, including those preparing to lead the prosecution in the trial.
The House was initially scheduled to send the articles of impeachment to the upper chamber on Wednesday evening, which would have triggered the beginning of the trial on Thursday morning. However, those plans were abruptly changed on Tuesday afternoon after several GOP senators requested House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to delay the transfer, catching some House Republicans off guard.
“Crazy thing, I’m an impeachment manager, and those are actually my articles of impeachment. And I found out from the press they were being delayed,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) told the Washington Examiner, saying she was unaware of any discussions among senators to ask for the delay.
Greene expressed frustration with Johnson for agreeing to hold the articles of impeachment until next week, arguing the process has been more haphazard than previously planned.
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