U.S. · POLITICS · NOV 10, 3:35 AM ET
Republican congressman to force impeachment vote on Defence Secretary Hegseth
Reported by 25 outlets in the past day, including BBC, Euronews, CBS News.
1What happened
The effort will likely fail, but Representative Thomas Massie wants to push Trump to fire Hegseth before Democrats can launch their own impeachment process next year. BBC ↗
2What’s next
If the House approves the charges, it will prompt a Senate trial. The New York Times ↗
3Also reported
Republican Congressman Thomas Massie is seeking to impeach US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, accusing him of waging military action against Iran for more than 90 days without congressional authorisation. Euronews ↗
Sources
- Republican congressman to force impeachment vote on Defence Secretary Hegseth ↗BBC
- Trump vows to back Pete Hegseth as Republican lawmaker pushes impeachment vote ↗Euronews
- Trump defends Hegseth as Massie moves for impeachment ↗CBS News
- Massie introduces Hegseth impeachment articles, teeing up vote ↗CBS News
- Details on impeachment articles against Pete Hegseth ↗CBS News
- Trump defends Hegseth as he faces impeachment push ↗NBC News
- Hegseth faces impeachment push as Congress returns to Washington ↗PBS News
- US Defense Secretary Hegseth faces expected impeachment vote this week ↗France 24