{"id":2222771,"date":"2024-04-16T20:19:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-17T00:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-accuses-tester-of-going-into-witness-protection-over-mayorkas-impeachment\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T20:20:46","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T00:20:46","slug":"cruz-accuses-tester-of-going-into-witness-protection-over-mayorkas-impeachment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-accuses-tester-of-going-into-witness-protection-over-mayorkas-impeachment\/","title":{"rendered":"Cruz claims Tester is avoiding Mayorkas impeachment like being in &#8216;witness protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcruz-accuses-tester-of-going-into-witness-protection-over-mayorkas-impeachment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2222771&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Ted Cruz \u2064accused Senator Jon Tester\u2062 of leaving the Senate during the presentation of impeachment articles against\u2062 DHS\u2063 Secretary \u2064Alejandro \u200dMayorkas. Cruz criticized Tester\u200d for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-man-accused-of-double-homicide-a-week-after-he-was-released-without-bail\/\" title=\"New York Man Accused of Double Homicide a Week After He Was Released Without Bail\">allegedly fleeing<\/a> the scene when impeachment managers arrived, suggesting Tester went into the cloakroom. Tester, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysis-bald-weirdos-to-play-outsized-role-in-2022-election\/\" title=\"Analysis: Bald Weirdos To Play Outsized Role in 2022 Election\">facing reelection<\/a> in\u2063 a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-look-to-retake-u-s-senate-in-2022-here-are-the-four-races-to-watch\/\" title=\"GOP Look To Retake U.S. Senate In 2022: Here Are The Four Races To Watch\">competitive race<\/a>, was singled out by Cruz for his \u2063absence during this critical Senate event.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ted-cruz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)\">Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)<\/a> accused <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jon-tester\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT)\">Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT)<\/a> of leaving the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate\">Senate<\/a> when the articles of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/2968019\/house-delivers-mayorkas-impeachment-articles-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"impeachment \">impeachment <\/a>were presented against Department of Homeland Security Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alejandro-mayorkas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Alejandro Mayorkas \">Alejandro Mayorkas<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJon Tester was standing on the floor before the managers arrived, but as soon as the managers arrived, Tester turned and ran, presumably into the cloakroom,\u201d Cruz said Tuesday of his Democratic colleague who is up for reelection in one of the most competitive Senate races in the country. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you look at the Democrat side, virtually every Democrat was there, but Jon Tester was nowhere to be found because apparently it was too frightening to hear the managers simply read the facts,\u201d Cruz told reporters at a press conference.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenTedCruz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SenTedCruz<\/a> is slamming Sen. Jon Tester: \u201cIf you look at the Democrat side, virtually every Democrat was there, but John tester was nowhere to be found\u2026When sitting Democrats senators have to go into witness protection, it tells you they cannot defend their inhumane policies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Samantha-Jo Roth (@SamanthaJoRoth) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SamanthaJoRoth\/status\/1780320954226225345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Tester was seen leaving the Senate chamber for part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/2968019\/house-delivers-mayorkas-impeachment-articles-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"presentation of the articles\">presentation of the articles<\/a> on the floor of the U.S. Senate. However, he was seen in the chamber reading a hard copy of the impeachment articles on his desk on Tuesday and at some point was even waving them around. His office did not respond to a request for comment from the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs soon as the House managers were done and you all walked off the floor, Tester came from the cloakroom and was back on the Senate floor,\u201d Cruz said, motioning to the House impeachment managers standing behind him. \u201cWhen sitting senators have to go into witness protection, it tells you they cannot defend their inhumane policies,\u201d Cruz added.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaks during a news conference about the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. (AP Photo\/Jose Luis Magana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cruz and many other Senate Republicans are bracing for Democratic leadership to quickly end the trial through a motion to table or dismissal, which only requires a simple majority to pass, allowing Democrats to avoid a drawn-out trial that would put the crisis at the southern border back into the spotlight. However, a number of vulnerable Senate Democrats have publicly committed to quickly ending the process. Tester has waffled on the measure, insisting he needs to review the articles before he makes a decision, although he previously had said he would support a motion to table.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Several centrist Republicans such as Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Mitt Romney (R-UT) have questioned whether the House has found enough evidence that Mayorkas has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-rep-andy-biggs-republicans-should-prepare-for-impeachment-of-joe-biden\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 Rep. Andy Biggs: Republicans Should 'Prepare' for Impeachment of Joe Biden\">committed high crimes<\/a> and misdemeanors. <\/p>\n<p>Senate conservatives said they believe any vote to dismiss the charges would be followed by vows to retaliate by raising procedural hurdles to halt all other Senate business. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) said he will attempt to raise 15 points of order on Wednesday if the Senate fails to hold a trial or send the impeachment to a special committee that would then review it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) accused Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) of exiting the Senate when the impeachment articles were brought against DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Cruz stated, &#8220;Jon Tester was present on the floor before the managers came, but once they arrived, Tester swiftly left, likely seeking refuge in the cloakroom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2222772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24107761831837.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2222771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP24107761831837.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2222771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2222771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2222771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2222772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2222771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2222771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2222771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}