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Republican Thomas Massie Moves to Impeach US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

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Republican lawmaker Thomas Massie has introduced eight articles of impeachment against US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, setting up a House vote.

Republican congressman Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment against US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
Massie accused Hegseth of illegally waging war without congressional authorization and abusing his powers.
House rules dictate that a vote on the impeachment articles must occur no later than Wednesday.
Massie previously introduced articles of impeachment on September 15, but the effort stalled when House Speaker Mike Johnson called a recess.
House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries expressed strong support for impeaching Hegseth, stating that he has got to go.
Republican leaders attributed recent midterm election losses to the Iran war and its economic impacts on voters.
Hegseth defended himself in a video released on Thursday, calling the impeachment threat the politics of personal destruction.
Watchdog groups Common Cause and CREW argued that Hegseth's video violated the Hatch Act by using government funds for partisan purposes.
The impeachment resolution accuses Hegseth of unauthorized attacks in Iran and Yemen, civilian casualties in Iran, and ordering extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean.
The resolution also alleges that Hegseth unconstitutionally threatened prosecution against those calling for troops to disobey illegal orders and was involved in the kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.