tv U.S. Senate Opening of DHS Secretary Mayorkas Impeachment Trial CSPAN April 17, 2024 7:48pm-8:18pm EDT
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that is never what they intended yes. >> from the standpoint you will be on recess and next week are you going to stay in and try to do this? >> you don't know when the house and sending it to us. once they do will plot out where we go and we have to do it as i said as expeditiously as possible. >> is going to ask you what members to be on standby? >> same answer to i gave to your friend from nbc. last one. >> is part of the discussion side that supplemental. >> the house put in. i have not seen the language i'm going to study it. [inaudible conversations]
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impose a two impeachment articles against homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas sent over by the house. later this week centers are expected to work on the house passed extension of the foreign intelligence surveillance act. we will take you back now to the start of today's impeachment trial against homeland security secretary mayorkas. >> a quorum is present pursuant to rule three of the rules and procedure and practice in the senate. sitting on impeachment trials at 1:00 p.m. having arrived in a quorum having been established, the senate will consider to consideration of articles of impeachment against alejandro mayorkas secretary of homeland security. majority leak is recognized by. >> pursuant to rule three of
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impeachment in eisai's isis constitution, the president pro tem emeritus the senator from iowa will now administer the oath to the president pro tem patty murray. >> you solemnly swear that it all things pertaining to the trial of impeachment of alejandrohe mayorkas secretary f homeland security now pending you will do impartial justice according to the constitution and laws is to help you god? >> i do.
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at this time i will administer the oath to all senators in the chamber in conformance with article one section iii clause six of the constitution and the senates impeachment rules. while all senators now stand and raise the right hands? do you solemnly swear and all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachmentia of alejando mayorkas secretary of homeland security now pending you will do impartial justice according to thest constitution and laws to help you god? >> i do. >> the clerk when i call the names in groups of four. senators will present themselves at the desk to sign the oath
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majority leaders recognize. ask any senator is not in the senate chamber at the time the meoath was administered to the other senators will make the facts are known to the chairs of the oath may be administered as soon as possible to the tsenate -- mike to the senator. >> sgt at arms to make the proclamation. >> hear ye, hear ye, hear ye. all persons are commanded to keep silent under pain of imprisonment while the senate of the united states is convened as a court of impeachment to consider the articles of impeachment against alejandro
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mayorkas secretary of homeland security. >> madam president thomas majority leaders recognized by. >> at a moment i will ask unanimous consent to allow for skdebate time. to allow for republicans to offer and have votes on trial resolutions and allow for republicans to offer and have votes on points of order. so i ask unanimous consent senator lee be recognized to offer a resolution the text of esther is 624 the full senate trial. senator cruz would be recognized to offer resolution as the text of s resin 622 the trial committee. there then be up to 60 minutes of debate on the resolution concurrently and equally divided between the two leaders or their designees. following that use or yielding back of that time the senate vote on or relation to the resolution and the order listed with no amendments to the resolution and order.
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further following the tidisposition of the trout resolution they are not agreed chto comment senator schumer as designee be recognized to make a motion to dismiss the first article of impeachment. the motion be subject to only seven points of order. there be up to 60 minutes of debate concurrently equally divided on the motion to dismiss and the points of order. and following the use or yielding back of that time the senate vote in relation to the point of order in the order raged and order to dismiss. further it senator schumer as designee makes a motion to dismiss the second article of impeachment the motion be subject to only one point of order that there be up to 68 minutes for debate concurrently and equally divided. on the p motion to dismiss in te points of order. following the use or yielding back of that timeme the senate vote in relation to the points of order in the order it raised and that motion to dismiss. following further disposition of
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article to the senate vote on the motion to adjourn the court of impeachment. finally there be up to four minutes for debate equally divided between the two leaders or their designees prior to each roll call votes all without intervening action or debate. >> is an objection? >> madam president for. >> reserving my right to object. to dismiss or table articles of impeachment againstst secretary mayorkas without a trial is an unprecedented move bite senator schumer. never before in the history of our republic has the senate dismissed or table articles of impeachment when the impeached individual was alive and had not resigned. senator schumer said in 2020 quote a fair trial has witnesses, a fair trial has well documented asof part of the recd affair trout seeks the truth. nothing more, nothing less i will not assist to senator
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