Republicans said they expect Schumer and Democrats to seek to table the Mayorkas impeachment trial. (Getty Images)
The aide revealed that the conversation has been ongoing since last week.
A second Senate Republican aide also confirmed that several senators are voicing support for slowing or even stopping legislative business if impeachment is tabled.
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Schumer's office did not immediately provide comment to Fox News Digital.
A top Senate Republican source shared that this type of hold up is always possible in the upper chamber, noting that one senator can choose to object at any time. However, they said a halt of this nature was going to be more likely if the articles were delivered this week.
Schumer hasn't said what he or Democrats intend to do upon receiving the articles. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
A source familiar with a Republican Senate lunch at the National Republican Senatorial Committee on Tuesday told Fox News Digital the discussion also took place there. It had the support of numerous senators, the source said, and no one dismissed the idea.
The Senate Republican aide gave examples of what such a Senate standstill would look like, pointing to motions to adjourn, recess, and proceed to executive business, as well as objections to regular business such as wrap ups, forcing the Senate to go through lengthy procedural actions such as reading from the journal and recapping the previous day's business. The senators could also object to various requests to move forward on items with unanimous consent, including legislation, schedule items, and adjourning.
The plan from conservative Republicans would be meant as a mechanism to bring Schumer and Democrats to the negotiating table on the Mayorkas impeachment trial.
Republicans criticized Democrats over an expected motion to table the impeachment trial. (Getty Images)
The White House Counsel's office did not immediately provide comment to Fox News Digital.
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DHS referred Fox News Digital to a previous statement following the House's passage of the impeachment articles.
"Without a shred of evidence or legitimate Constitutional grounds, and despite bipartisan opposition, House Republicans have falsely smeared a dedicated public servant who has spent more than 20 years enforcing our laws and serving our country. Secretary Mayorkas and the Department of Homeland Security will continue working every day to keep Americans safe," DHS spokesperson Mia Ehrenberg said at the time.
Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner.
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