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GOP Rep Thomas Massie introduces 8 articles of impeachment against War Secretary Pete Hegseth
Massie says Hegseth violated war powers and civil liberties, citing unauthorized strikes in Iran, Yemen and Venezuela and at least 221 deaths.
- On Tuesday, Representative Thomas Massie filed eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, forcing the chamber to immediately address the measure as a privileged resolution.
- Accusing the administration of violating the 1973 War Powers Resolution, the Kentucky legislator contends unauthorized military operations in Iran require congressional approval for any conflict lasting over 60 days.
- Beyond regional hostilities, the document details controversial Pentagon operations, including the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, a 52-day bombing campaign in Yemen, and a strike on Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School that killed 120 children.
- Thursday's deadline forces a procedural vote, as legislative rules require Speaker Mike Johnson and party leadership to either schedule a floor debate or table the measure before the upcoming recess.
- Following a primary defeat to a candidate supported by President Donald Trump, these developments reveal deepening intraparty rifts, forcing Republicans to manage the unpopular war's impact on voters ahead of the midterms.
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Massie Moves To Impeach Hegseth, Citing ‘Illegal’ Military Operations
The congressman is set to leave his position in January after he lost his May primary. Massie cited eight charges in the privileged impeachment resolution that will force a vote in the House in the next two days.
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Lame duck senators, dead-end impeachment train target Hegseth - Regional Media News
(The Center Square) - U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, the North Carolina Republican in his final months before a nationally watched expensive election finds his successor, is expected to be in support of all or some of the eight articles of impeachment against War Secretary Pete [...]
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