US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dismissed an impeachment effort against him as a politically motivated stunt, while defending his leadership of military operations, including the ongoing Iran war.
Republican Congressman Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment accusing Hegseth of bypassing Congress in military action, authorising extrajudicial killings during Caribbean operations against suspected drug traffickers, and targeting Senator Mark Kelly over free speech.
Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has also expressed support for impeachment. The House is scheduled to consider a procedural motion on the resolution.
If the House approves impeachment, the Senate would conduct a trial. Removing Hegseth would require a two-thirds majority, a threshold no Cabinet secretary has ever faced successfully.
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