Handful of vulnerable Dems will decide fate of Mayorkas impeachment trial

A fistful of Democratic senators successful susceptible predetermination contests successful November could determine whether there's an impeachment proceedings for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

"We person to look astatine nan impeachment documents first," Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., told reporters Tuesday successful a departure from his erstwhile proposal nan impeachment amounted to "political games."

The Montana Democrat is successful nan throes of arguably nan astir competitory Senate predetermination matchup successful 2024. He is expected to look erstwhile Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy. The title is 1 of 4 "toss-ups," according to starring non-partisan governmental handicapper The Cook Political Report. 

Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., besides near his options unfastened for really he would ballot if Democrats activity a speedy procedural off-ramp for nan trial, which Republicans expect.

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If Democrats mobility to array an impeachment proceedings for DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas successful nan Senate, 5 susceptible senators — (left to right) Bob Casey, Sherrod Brown, Jacky Rosen, Tammy Baldwin and Jon Tester — could find nan outcome.  (Getty Images)

"We'll spot what transpires from there, erstwhile being sworn in," Casey told Fox News Digital. "I don't deliberation anyone knows what will transpire."

Casey faces a important situation successful nan battleground authorities of Pennsylvania, wherever nan apt Republican nominee is Dave McCormick, a erstwhile hedge money executive and combat veteran. The Cook Political Report has nan title rated "lean Democratic." 

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In keeping pinch their chap susceptible colleagues, senators Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, each avoided saying what they scheme to do if a mobility to array nan impeachment proceedings is put forward.

"I americium not arsenic convinced arsenic you are that nan mobility earlier nan Senate will beryllium a tabling question. I cognize nan property is saying that. I person not heard that," Baldwin told Fox News Digital. 

Republican opponents person criticized incumbent Democrats complete their hesitance. (Getty Images)

Numerous Democrats precocious shared their expectations pinch Fox News Digital that their caucus will look to quickly disregard nan impeachment proceedings via a procedural maneuver. Senate Republicans have besides accused Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., of readying to do so. However, Schumer has fixed nary denotation astir his plans for an impeachment trial. 

"They still haven't sent thing over. How do you cognize they're going to?" Brown asked, referencing nan House.

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., decided Tuesday to hold sending impeachment articles against Mayorkas to Schumer until adjacent week. He did truthful at nan request of respective GOP senators who did not want nan impeachment proceedings proceedings to return spot astatine nan extremity of nan week, erstwhile senators will beryllium heading home. 

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"Why don't we really do thing connected nan separator alternatively of waiting for nan dysfunctional House to nonstop complete impeachment articles for nan first clip successful 100 years?" Brown asked. Similar to Tester, Brown is embroiled successful a "toss-up" title against Trump-endorsed GOP nominee Bernie Moreno.

Brown slammed nan House for delaying nan article delivery. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Baldwin's matchup, for illustration Casey's, is considered "lean Democratic." The frontrunner for nan GOP information successful Wisconsin is businessman Eric Hovde.

Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., told Fox News Digital she wants to spot nan impeachment proceedings dismissed. 

"We should disregard this," she said Wednesday. 

Rosen's title was precocious moved from "lean Democratic" to "toss-up" by nan governmental handicapper, illustrating nan pivotal domiciled plaything authorities Nevada figures to play successful November. The Republican superior successful Nevada has yet to return place, but nan frontrunner, who has nan blessing of GOP Senate leaders, is Army seasoned Captain Sam Brown.

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Several of nan susceptible Democrats pointed to a bipartisan separator package that had been precocious negotiated by senators Chris Murphy, D-Conn., James Lankford, R-Okla, and Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., earlier this year. The measurement quickly mislaid steam aft erstwhile President Trump came retired against it. 

"That would person solved a batch of nan problems connected our border," Rosen told Fox News Digital. 

Rosen's title was precocious rated arsenic much competitory going into November.  (Getty Images)

"We person nan authorities location that would hole these problems," she said. "You don't impeach. We are a legislative body."

"The rule would prosecute — we'd beryllium capable to prosecute thousands much Border Patrol agents and do a overmuch amended occupation astatine stopping fentanyl astatine nan border. So, we should get that done," said Casey. 

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However, Republicans based on astatine nan clip that nan negotiated package didn't spell acold capable and included harmful provisions. 

While its unclear what immoderate of nan Democrats successful reliable re-election battles will do erstwhile nan impeachment articles against Mayorkas are delivered, location are besides questions connected nan Republican side.

Romney said he doesn't judge nan impeachment enquiry reaches nan period for a trial. (Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, told reporters Tuesday "a high crime aliases misdemeanor has not been alleged, and nan modular has not been met for a conviction.

"I don't cognize that you want to spell connected for respective weeks pointing retired nan obvious, which is that nan separator is simply a disaster. Secretary Mayorkas is pursuing nan position of his statement and of nan president who was elected."

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Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, refused to bespeak what action she would take. 

"I'm going to beryllium sworn successful arsenic a juror. The domiciled of senators is some juror and judge. And, thus, I don't remark connected really I americium going to ballot until it occurs," she explained. 

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