House Speaker Mike Johnson, at the request of Republican Senators, has agreed to delay sending the Alejandro Mayorkas impeachment articles to the Senate until next week.
"To ensure the Senate has adequate time to perform its constitutional duty, the House will transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate next week. There is no reason whatsoever for the Senate to abdicate its responsibility to hold an impeachment trial," a spokesperson for Johnson told Fox News Digital.
Those GOP Senators cited concerns that Senate Democrats will look to quickly dismiss them once a trial begins in the upper chamber.
At least 10 Republican senators said they were actively pressuring the speaker to delay delivering the articles in order to prevent Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and the Democratic caucus from tabling the trial ahead of the weekend and sending senators home shortly after, a source familiar with the situation told Fox.
The House needed two tries, but impeached Mayorkas almost two months ago.