Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introduced eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the House floor Monday afternoon, and because the resolution is privileged, the House has to take it up within two legislative days, Fox News reported, which would put the vote no later than Wednesday.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.Finn Gomez / Getty fileAccording to AP, Massie is confident that three Republicans will join every Democrat to pass it. Passage takes a simple majority, and no Democrat appears likely to oppose it.
The articles cover the war in Iran, the strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean, U.S. strikes against Yemen and the extradition of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. A further article accuses Hegseth of suppressing free speech by retaliating against Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) over a video urging troops to resist "unlawful orders."
Massie first filed the 34-page resolution in September and read it aloud on the floor for more than 67 minutes, until Speaker Mike Johnson canceled the remaining votes before the midterm recess. Massie said then that the articles would expire and he would h
