House Schedules Procedural Vote on GOP Lawmaker's Effort to Impeach Pete Hegseth
The first vote will decide whether Massie’s 34-page resolution reaches committee or is blocked, after Hegseth called it a political stunt.
- The House will vote Tuesday on the Hegseth Impeachment Resolution, an effort led by Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie, with lawmakers first considering a 5:30 p.m. procedural motion.
- Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment, accusing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth of violating the Constitution and federal law; Hegseth rejected these claims, calling the proposal 'a political stunt' while defending military operations in Iran and Yemen.
- During his first press conference in more than 180 days, Hegseth defended his record, stating, "In the 250 years of our American republic, no Secretary of War or Secretary of Defense has ever been impeached for carrying out lawful military operations."
- President Donald Trump weighed in on Truth Social following the remarks, praising Hegseth and calling Massie "a disgruntled, angry, defeated, former Congressman, Thomas Massie, a TOTAL LOSER."
- Massie maintained that the defense secretary's actions warrant impeachment regardless of military policy disputes, writing, "If we can overcome that effort, we will proceed to a real debate and vote on the Articles of Impeachment.
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Hegseth labels impeachment push a policy dispute, but do lawmakers’ allegations rise to high crimes?
War Secretary Pete Hegseth pushed back against an impeachment effort Tuesday, accusing lawmakers of trying to turn disagreements over President Donald Trump's military policies into impeachable offenses. Congress is preparing to vote on eight articles alleging the Pentagon chief violated federal law and abused his authority. "One disgruntled congressman wants to shred it over policy … The post Hegseth labels impeachment push a policy dispute, bu…
The House of Representatives plans to take Tuesday the first step to start the political trial of Donald Trump’s Secretary of War with a procedural vote on the motion filed by Republican Congressman Thomas Massie (Kentucky) A key step in the political trial against Pete Hegseth. The U.S. House of Representatives plans to decide this Tuesday afternoon in a procedural vote in Washington DC whether the impeachment presented by Thomas Massie, Republ…
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