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Mayorkas Impeachment Trial Could Start Next Week

FILE - Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill, Nov. 8, 2023, in Washington. House Republicans are marching ahead with impeachment plans, their sights on Mayorkas as "derelict in his duty" over handling of the U.S.-Mexico border. Speaker Mike Johnson gave his nod to Wednesday's hearing at the Homeland Security Committee.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Senate Democrat leader Chuck Schumer says the chamber’s impeachment trial for Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas could start as early as Thursday.

The New York lawmaker made the announcement Friday in a letter to fellow Democrat lawmakers in which he said GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to deliver the articles of impeachment for Mayorkas on Wednesday.

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