Springfield Standard

Senator Eric Schmitt has released a statement regarding the impeachment proceedings of Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. The Senator expressed his concern about the manner in which Senate Democrats, led by Senator Schumer, are handling the situation.

Schmitt said, “Today, Senator Schumer and Senate Democrats just bulldozed hundreds of years of precedent to shelter one of the worst cabinet members in history, Secretary Mayorkas. The Senate is obligated to hold a full impeachment trial, and I fought on the floor to get that full trial. Mayorkas is responsible for the worst crisis at the Southern Border in American history, full stop."

The Senator continued by accusing Senate Democrats of diminishing the institution of the Senate and setting ablaze long-standing constitutional precedents. He added, "When Joe Biden and the Democrat Party talk about threats to democracy, they need to take a good long look in the mirror.”