House Republicans send Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate [Video]

House impeachment managers walked two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas across the Capitol to the Senate on Tuesday, forcing senators to convene a trial on the allegations that he has “willfully and systematically” refused to enforce immigration laws.While the Senate is obligated to hold a trial under the rules of impeachment once the charges are walked across the Capitol, the proceedings may not last long. Democrats are expected to try to dismiss or table the charges later this week before the full arguments get underway.Republicans have argued there should be a full trial. As Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., signed the articles Monday in preparation for sending them across the Capitol, he said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., should convene a trial to “hold those who engineered this crisis to full account.”Schumer “is the only impediment to delivering accountability for the American people,” Johnson said. “Pursuant …