GOP Rep. Thomas Massie unveils impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., reintroduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday over the U.S. war with Iran and other military actions ordered by President Donald Trump.

House GOP leaders will be forced to bring the impeachment articles up for a floor vote within two legislative days because Massie filed the measure as privileged under House rules. Republicans could also make a motion to kill the resolution, which would require a majority vote.

A simple majority vote is required in the House for the articles to be approved. If the effort is successful, the resolution is then sent to the Senate to decide whether to convict and remove Hegseth from office.

Massie, a longtime Trump critic who’s retiring from Congress at the end of the year, brought eight charges against Hegseth, accusing him of “waging the Iran war despite no declaration of war, statutory authorization, attack on the United States, or imminent threat.”

Hegseth “has acted in a manner contrary to his trust as secretary of defense,” Massie said as he read the articles on the House floor, adding that Hegseth “has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to the Constitution if allowed to remain in…

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