Is Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth really facing impeachment?

[msc545]

8 Articles of Impeachment Filed Against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth

The last defense secretary to be impeached was a Confederate sympathizer in 1876. Some things change less than you’d think.

Rep. Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, filed eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Monday, and is forcing a vote on the measure as soon as this week. The measure is expected to pass the House, as it has the support of the full Democratic conference and some Republicans.

The charges accuse Hegseth of launching unauthorized wars in Iran, Yemen, and Venezuela without the approval of Congress. He is also accused of carrying out extrajudicial killings, ignoring civilian protection laws, and suppressing free speech in the military.

The resolution notes Trump never asked for congressional approval to go to war with Iran, and War Powers Act deadlines expired without consequence. The White House is accused of violating at least three separate sections of that law.

Trump has publicly denied plans to remove Hegseth, but has reportedly been privately surveying White House staff about whether the defense secretary should be replaced. Trump made a similar denial about former chief of staff Susie Wiles just before she resigned last week.

[Anonymous]

He is but it won't happen until the Democrats take control of Congress in January. Republicans in Congress now are too stupid and spineless to vote for impeachment even though it would be a good strategy to distance themselves from Trump. No. . . they're too stupid. MAGA is the dumbest political movement I have ever seen.

[purplepoppy]

Surely what he and Trump have done deserve harsher measures than the botty slap of impeachment. Put them on trial for war crimes and murder.

[832loverboy73]

I agree that they're both war criminals, but what's a "botty slap?"

[purplepoppy]

A spanking

[832loverboy73]

They deserve a suspended sentence... being hanged in The Hague for their war crimes.

[Nuclear_Warhead]

He also indirectly controbutes to every war crime committed by: ㅤ

[Dr_Dixon_Cider]

And. Here. We. go...

They're just going to repeat what they did before aren't they?

Don't tell me... I want to ignore all political shit... it feels so pointless to me at this point.

Wake me up when the gas, housing, and cost of living has done a thing.

[msc545]

when you let people get away with crimes without punishing them, they repeat the crimes.

[msc545]

Hefseth and Trump are both murderers and war criminals who belong in prison.

[Anonymous]

Can't come soon enough

https://youtu.be/LO5iHyYa0XM?is=0pB9ks7bnBQg1l_K

[Sevenpointfive]

it'll be really convenient how it takes exactly 2 years to do this.

[832loverboy73]

KEGSBREATH should be impeached and dropped off at the nearest bar !!!

[Pterodon]

Probably though I don’t know why

[msc545]

No, there's a long list of reasons. Actually, it's not just one, but if you don't want to look that up, then I can provide it.

[msc545]

@Pterodon Here you go. These are the reasons that are being given to impeach Hegseth:

The eight articles in Massie’s impeachment resolution focus primarily on four issues: the Iran war, the Pentagon’s campaign of boat strikes, Hegseth’s attempt to punish lawmakers for warning service members not to follow illegal orders, and the military operation in January to capture the Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro. In each case, Massie’s charges say that Hegseth either violated the law or engaged in disqualifying conduct while carrying out President Trump’s agenda.