GOP House rejects Hegseth impeachment effort
The procedural vote sent Massie’s eight-count impeachment resolution to committee, ending the effort for now after Democrats fell short by seven votes.
- On Tuesday, the House voted 211-204 to refer impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Judiciary Committee, effectively stalling the effort. Republican Representative Thomas Massie led the push to remove the Pentagon chief.
- Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment alleging Hegseth committed 'high crimes and misdemeanors,' including unauthorized military actions in Iran and Yemen. He also alleges Hegseth ordered 'extrajudicial killings' of at least 240 people in the Caribbean and Pacific.
- While Hegseth dismissed the allegations as 'a political spectacle driven by ego and resentment,' 11 Democrats missed the ballot citing traffic incidents. President Trump celebrated the outcome as an 'exoneration' on his Truth Social feed.
- Incoming House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries recently said Democrats would 'run Pete Hegseth out of town,' signaling the Pentagon chief will remain a target of congressional investigations and potential future impeachment efforts.
- Democrats are set to take control of Congress on January 3, potentially reviving impeachment proceedings against Hegseth. Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan noted, 'You should show up and do your job,' emphasizing accountability.
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The Latest: Efforts to impeach Pete Hegseth are blocked by House Republicans
The House has turned aside a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his conduct in office and handling of the war against Iran, which some Republicans blame for sweeping midterm losses.
The Secretary of Defense escaped dismissal, as the Republican majority in the House of Representatives blocked the initiative. In January, the Democrats came to control the two chambers and could reopen the process, strengthened with greater investigation capacity.
The House voted 211-204 to send the political trial resolution against Hegseth to committee. Democrats could retake it in January.
How each House member voted on the impeachment of Pete Hegseth
By Jedd Rosche, Becky Pinnington, Curt Merrill, CNN (CNN) — The House of Representatives voted on Tuesday evening to send an effort to impeach Pete Hegseth to committee, effectively killing the movement to oust the defense secretary before the end of the year. The vote was 211-204. While Republicans will still be in charge of
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