House Republicans block a floor vote on Hegseth impeachment articles as he calls them a farce
Summary
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed a House effort to impeach him on Tuesday, November 10, calling it 'a political spectacle' and 'a farce' that would fail. Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky had introduced eight articles of impeachment a day earlier, accusing Hegseth of abusing his office over the unpopular war against Iran and other actions. At his first press briefing from the Pentagon in six months, Hegseth called the articles baseless and said the operations cited, including those against Iran, the cartels, Maduro and Yemen, were lawful orders from the commander-in-chief. 'These are not high crimes,' he said. A Guardian live report said House Republicans secured a majority to send the articles to committee, meaning they will not face a full vote on the chamber floor.
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PBS NewsHour
Source ↗PBS NewsHour reports that Hegseth, at his first press briefing from the Pentagon in six months, launched a counteroffensive against Massie's effort to impeach him over the Iran war and other actions, saying the push is about policy disagreements rather than high crimes.
The Guardian
Source ↗The Guardian's video report says Hegseth called moves to impeach him over alleged abuse of power in the Iran war 'a farce' that would fail, a day after Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment.
France 24
Source ↗France 24 reports that Hegseth dismissed the impeachment effort on Tuesday as 'a political spectacle', a day after Republican Thomas Massie launched a bid to impeach him over the unpopular war in Iran and other actions.
The Guardian
Source ↗The Guardian's live report says House Republicans secured a majority to send Massie's articles to committee, so they will not face a full floor vote, and quotes Hegseth calling the articles baseless and the cited operations lawful orders from the commander-in-chief.
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