Republicans Vote to Block Hegseth Impeachment From Full Vote
The procedural vote sent Thomas Massie’s impeachment resolution to committee, all but ending the effort after 11 Democrats missed the roll call.
- On Tuesday, the House blocked a bid to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by a 211-204 vote, sending Congressman Thomas Massie's resolution to the House Judiciary Committee where it will likely stall.
- Massie's resolution accused Hegseth of violating federal law through military actions in Iran, Venezuela, and Yemen, including alleged "extrajudicial killings of at least 221 persons" and a February massacre in Minab that killed 156 people.
- Eleven Democrats missed the vote, prompting criticism of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' leadership and questions about whether better caucus coordination could have changed the procedural outcome.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed the impeachment attempt as a "political spectacle," while President Donald Trump posted on social media that the vote amounted to an "exoneration of a great American patriot."
- Tuesday's procedural vote may only delay the impeachment fight, as Democrats prepare to control the House and Senate in January, potentially reviving efforts to scrutinize Hegseth's role in the conflict.
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But the Democratic-led Congress, which will take office in January, may revisit the issue.
A Republican wanted U.S. defense minister Hegseth removed from office. However, his project is already being stopped in the early stages.
Accused in particular of having engaged the United States in the war against Iran without the consent of Congress, Defense Minister Pete Hegseth received a Republican vote to block a removal procedure.
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives have banded together to block an attempt to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Meanwhile, reporters reported that some Democrats were stuck in traffic and missed the vote.
The Republican elected representatives voted to refer this resolution back to committee, so that they could postpone, without setting a date, any vote against the Minister of Defence, shaken by repeated polemics.
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