House rejects Hegseth impeachment as GOP selects Jordan and Thune as leaders
Power shifts in Washington continued as new party leadership began to take shape. In the House, the GOP picked Jim Jordan to be their new leader and Senate Republicans re-elected John Thune. The House also voted to quash an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Lisa Desjardins reports.
The US House of Representatives voted 211 to 204 on November 11 to send an impeachment resolution for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Judiciary Committee, effectively blocking impeachment proceedings over the Iran war. The resolution, introduced by Republican Thomas Massie, accused Hegseth of illegally waging war without congressional authorization and abusing his powers as Pentagon chief, particularly regarding the eight-month Iran war and other military operations.
Massie was the only Republican to oppose the procedural maneuver. Trump hailed the procedural defeat as an "EXONERATION of a Great American Patriot" on Truth Social, while Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell called the vote a "TOTAL VICTORY!" Both emphasized that the impeachment effort was a "farce" and a "stunt." Hegseth dismissed the accusations as "slander" and "sabotage" during a Pentagon press conference.
The vote, which 11 Democrats missed, does not prevent Democrats from reviving impeachment efforts after taking control of Congress in January.
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