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Debunking Bogus Claim of ‘Bipartisan’ Support for Mayorkas Impeachment Hearings

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Legislators often tout support for some piece of legislation as bipartisan, even if only a few members from the opposing party back it.

But in an announcement about committee hearings to investigate the possible impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, one Republican is taking claims of bipartisanship to absurd new lengths.

“The bipartisan House vote in November to refer articles of impeachment to my Committee only served to highlight the importance of our taking up the impeachment process,” House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark E. Green stated on Jan. 3.

Later, on Fox News, Green said, “Look, the Democrats are the ones that made the motion to bring this to my committee, so we’re going to do it.”

But let’s pull back

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