House Republicans block effort to impeach Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth
Summary
House Republicans blocked a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth by sending it to the House Judiciary Committee, a motion that passed 211-204. The resolution, proposed by Republican Thomas Massie, accused Hegseth of constitutional violations tied to the Iran war and other military operations; Hegseth called the effort a political stunt.Key Facts
- The motion to refer the impeachment resolution to the Judiciary Committee passed 211-204.
- Massie was the only Republican to oppose the motion, and all Democrats also opposed it.
- Massie’s resolution listed eight alleged constitutional violations by Hegseth.
- The allegations included attacking Iran without congressional approval and rejecting a war powers resolution approved by Congress.
- The resolution cited a U.S. strike on a school in Minab, Iran, that it said killed more than 168 people.
- It also alleged unlawful killings of at least 221 people on boats suspected of carrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific.
- Other allegations concerned U.S. operations in Venezuela and Yemen and Hegseth’s response to Senator Mark Kelly’s criticism.
- Hegseth dismissed the impeachment effort as a political spectacle.
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