US House blocks bid to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, for now
An effort to impeach US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of waging war on Iran without congressional authorisation, has failed on Capitol Hill. A majority of the House of Representatives agreed to refer impeachment articles to a committee – essentially killing the effort introduced by dissident Republican congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky – for [...] The post US House blocks bid…
On November 11, a bid to impeach US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth for allegedly waging war on Iran without congressional authorization was thwarted in the US House of Representatives. Republican Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky introduced the resolution, but it fell short in a 211-204 vote. Massie was the sole Republican to vote against moving the impeachment articles to the House Judiciary Committee, which essentially ended the effort.
Hegseth, in his first press briefing from the Pentagon after six months, dismissed the impeachment attempt as a "farce" and "sabotage." The vote effectively kills the impeachment bid, as there is little time left in the current Congress before Democrats assume power in January. President Trump applauded the vote on social media, praising the military's performance and asserting that Hegseth has been "EXONERATED."
Massie, while acknowledging the bid's potential failure, believed it could prompt Trump to remove Hegseth before Democrats initiate their own impeachment proceedings.
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