The House has voted 211 to 204 to refer the articles of impeachment filed against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee, effectively killing the impeachment effort spearheaded by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky.
Tuesday’s vote short-circuits any potential floor vote on the articles of impeachment, and virtually guarantees the measure will not be taken up before the current session of Congress expires.
The vote provided a surprise reprieve for President Trump’s embattled Defense Secretary, who was facing an impeachment vote by the full House as early as Wednesday.
Massie reintroduced the articles of impeachment on Monday, accusing Hegseth of high crimes and misdemeanors in connection to the war with Iran and U.S. strikes against Iran and on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean.
Wait, isn’t the new Congress sworn in in January? Who expected different result here?
It was a last middle finger from Massie on his way out.
I’m actually floored that Hegseth hasn’t resigned yet. He is toast in January and at that point, the Democrats have to approve the next pick.
Watch him get yelled at by a guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier:
https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-tomb-of-unknown-soldier-guard-arlington-4d4d5c96d3e0413a0e37742bf012b08e
He’s not toast. They need 67 votes in the Senate to remove him and Dems only have 54-56 votes. This vote proved that republicans are not going to cross the aisle to support removing him.
It also proved Republicans are stupid, but for different reasons.
Agh, you are correct.
He can still do a lot of damage between now and then.
Why do you feel that is the case?
Didn’t consider that 11-13 Republicans would have to agree to it in the Senate.
Slight poetic justice that he is clinging to the wreckage of his rule right now, waiting for the next strike to finish him off.
There was never a chance of conviction, even after the new congress is seated