Rep. Hageman Tells Newsmax: Comparing Mayorkas and Trump Impeachments Isn’t Appropriate

House Republicans would have faced “blowback” if they did not move forward with the impeachment proceedings against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, but Rep. Harriet Hageman told Newsmax on Sunday that there is no comparison between charging him and the “clearly political” impeachments Democrats staged against former President Donald Trump.

“The American people are fed up with what is happening on our Southern and Northern borders,” stated Hageman, a Wyoming Republican and one of the House impeachment managers against Mayorkas. She continued, “They are demanding that we act and hold folks accountable for allowing over 11 million illegal aliens to invade our country over the last three years.”

Hageman emphasized that Mayorkas had to be held accountable and was “appropriately impeached under our Constitution.”

However, Hageman refused to compare the Mayorkas impeachment to the two attempted impeachments of former President Donald Trump, stating that those were “so clearly political.” She said, “They were so clearly done by the Democrats with absolutely no legal or constitutional reason. That is not the situation we’re dealing with here. We’re dealing with someone who has not only ignored the law but intentionally and willfully violated it.”

“There may be some truth” to contentions that Mayorkas’ replacement under the Biden administration will follow his actions, but she added, “most people recognize” that President Joe Biden is “not in control.” According to Hageman, “He is suffering from pretty severe dementia, so I would argue that Mayorkas is carrying out his own agenda and the agenda of the ‘open borders’ crowd. This is intentional, willful violation of the law of the United States of America, the laws as passed by Congress.”

She also accused Mayorkas of committing perjury with his testimony to the House Judiciary Committee, stating, “What was so stunning is to listen to this man spend hour after hour after hour lying about what he has been doing. This man has lied repeatedly, and I would say that the American people are demanding that he be held accountable for his violation of the law and the consequences and the negative active at the negative actions that have resulted in his refusal to adhere to the law.”

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