Jeffries Announces Support for Hegseth Impeachment
Massie’s privileged resolution would force a House vote within two days, while Jeffries said Democrats are likely to back the impeachment push.
- The House will likely vote on impeaching Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth this week, with Republican leaders expecting the measure to pass with a simple majority despite party divisions.
- Following Tuesday's midterm elections, lawmakers are pushing impeachment after the Iran war championed by Hegseth contributed to Republicans losing their congressional majority.
- Rep. Thomas Massie is forcing the vote, and according to Axios, the political calculus "has now shifted dramatically" since Tuesday with GOP anger fueling impeachment support.
- Chief spokesman Sean Parnell said Hegseth "will not back down," though removing him from office would require a two-thirds supermajority of 67 Senators in the Upper House.
- While the current House may impeach, Democrats plan to make investigating the Department of War "a key focus of their agenda" next year, though removal remains unlikely in the Senate.
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Hakeem Jeffries Backs Impeaching Hegseth as Outgoing Congressman Thomas Massie Seeks to Force a Vote This Week
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Jeffries Backs Hegseth Impeachment
Hakeem Jeffries just put an empty stamp on the move to out the Pentagon chief, NBC News reports. The House minority leader said Sunday on ABC's This Week that he's a "hard yes" on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of abuse his authority, mishandling the war in Iran,...
Hegseth faces impeachment push
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers want to impeach embattled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as soon as next week, an effort that gained momentum after the Iran war he championed partly led to Republicans losing control of Congress in the midterms.
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