Will Pete Hegseth be impeached?
A Republican congressman on Monday introduced a motion to impeach US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth for "high crimes and misdemeanours" while in office, including his waging war against Iran without congressional approval. Representative Thomas Massie, a thorn in the side of President Donald Trump and his administration, launched the impeachment push as the House of Representatives returned after…
Republican Congressman Thomas Massie introduced a motion to impeach US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday, accusing him of high crimes and misdemeanors while in office. The primary allegations against Hegseth include waging war against Iran without congressional approval, committing extrajudicial killings through strikes on alleged drug boats, ignoring laws to minimize civilian casualties, and unlawfully kidnapping a foreign leader, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Massie listed eight articles of impeachment, with the first alleging Hegseth's war against Iran was unlawful under the 1973 War Powers Resolution. Massie's motion comes after Republicans suffered historic losses in the recent midterm elections, which he blames on the unpopularity of the Iran war. The House of Representatives returned after the midterm elections, and Massie is leaving Congress as he loses a primary challenge.
Trump administration officials have dismissed the impeachment effort as a "cheap trick" and questioned Hegseth's fitness for office.
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