The Senate yesterday rejected both articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, ending the trial that began with the House’s February vote to impeach. Rockland Congressman Mike Lawler of the 17th District voted with GOP colleagues to impeach Mayorkas back then, citing immigration issues stemming from his failure to protect the border…
Mayorkas was charged with willfully ignoring the law, but Democrats called it a policy dispute with Republicans, saying there were no “high crimes and misdemeanors” as required for impeachment.