the us southern border, wilfully refusing to comply with the law and breached public trust. in february, mayorkas became the first cabinet secretary to be impeached in nearly 150 years. democrats have condemned house republicans, saying the procedure was used to solve policy disagreements. i spoke to luke broadwater, congressional correspondent for the new york times, about how this all played out. this was a trial that was almost over before it started. are you surprised about how quickly this took place and how quickly these two articles of impeachment were dismissed by the senate? no, it was perhaps the worst—kept secret in washington that the senate democrats planned to dismiss this case pretty quickly. they did not see this as a valid impeachment attempt. in the past, impeachment has been used for corruption,

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