Republican deputy submits impeachment memo against US Defense Secretary after Democrats win majority in both houses of Congress - Sarmad

U.S. Representative Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday, paving the way for a vote in the House of Representatives that could take place as early as this week.

This move to impeach Hegseth comes after Democrats won majorities in both the House and the Senate during last week’s midterm elections. Several Republicans, including Vice President-elect J.D. Vance, have cited Hegseth’s war against Iran as one of the reasons for their party’s harsh electoral defeat.

The Kentucky Republican, who lost his bid for re-election in the Republican primary earlier this year, introduced eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth.

These articles include: waging war in violation of the War Powers resolutions passed by Congress; extrajudicial killings linked to naval strikes in the Caribbean region, allegedly targeting drug smugglers; and suppressing freedom of expression by targeting Senator Mark Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona and a veteran.

Massie’s action will require Republican House leadership to bring the matter to a vote by the end of this week, as impeachment resolutions carry “priority” status, requiring the chamber to act on them or postpone them within two legislative days.

Hegseth appears to have been preparing for a potential impeachment challenge; last week, he released a video defending his decisions during his tenure at the Pentagon, while the Defense Department launched a public relations campaign under the slogan “Stand, Fight, Defend the Republic.”