GOP House rejects Hegseth impeachment effort
- On Tuesday, the House voted 211 to 204 to refer an impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee, effectively blocking the effort led by Kentucky Republican Thomas Massie.
- Massie filed eight articles of impeachment accusing Hegseth of waging unauthorized war in Iran, ignoring laws to minimize civilian casualties, and directing "extrajudicial killings" in counternarcotics operations off Venezuela.
- Eleven Democrats skipped the vote, providing enough numbers to have flipped the outcome had they attended, while Massie stood as the only Republican voting against shelving the measure.
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries declared "Hegseth has got to go," yet President Donald Trump continues to "stand by" his Pentagon chief despite calling him "one of the guys most responsible" for election losses.
- Democrats could potentially renew impeachment efforts when they assume control of Congress in January, as Republicans shielded Hegseth following voter discontent about the Iran war that cost them midterm seats.
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House votes 211-204 to send Congressman Thomas Massie's impeachment resolution to committee
<p>The U.S. House of Representatives failed in an attempt to impeach Pete Hagset. The resolution to impeach the U.S. Secretary of Defense was rejected by 211 votes to 204. The matter was referred to the committee and removed from consideration.</p>
US House of Representatives Republicans derail attempt to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
The chamber voted 211 to 204 in favor of a motion to refer the impeachment charges to the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee, effectively stopping the effort to impeach Hegseth.
The U.S. House of Representatives is halting the push for an impeachment trial against War Secretary Pete Hegseth. The Republican majority prevented the introduction of the so-called impeachment and quickly pushed the project off the table.
A Republican wanted U.S. defense minister Hegseth removed from office. However, his project is already being stopped in the early stages.
The impeachment of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, the first offensive by the Democratic Party against President Donald Trump following their landslide victory in the midterm elections, has been temporarily blocked. On the 10th, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution to refer the articles of impeachment against Secretary Hegseth to the Judiciary Committee by a vote of 211 to 204, thereby halting the impeachment push for him for th…
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