GOP Rep Calls Out His Party’s Mayorkas Impeachment ‘Stunt’

A House Republican spoke out Thursday against his party’s efforts to impeach Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, calling the move a “stunt” and a “political gimmick.”

Retiring Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) told MSNBC anchor Chris Jansing that what’s alleged in the articles of impeachment doesn’t rise to the level. The draft legislation claimed Mayorkas “willfully and systemically refused to comply with the law” by instituting a “catch and release scheme” that frees migrants while they await immigration court proceedings. Republicans also allege that he “knowingly made false statements, and knowingly obstructed lawful oversight of the Department of Homeland Security” about border security.

“This is not a high crime or misdemeanor. It’s not an impeachable offense. This is a policy difference,” said Buck, who has also bashed his GOP colleagues’ impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.

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