Republican Thomas Massie proposes impeaching Pete Hegseth over Iran war
by Chris Stein in Washington from US news | The Guardian on (#78DJE)
Congressman says defense secretary repeatedly violated constitution through his handling of Iran war
Republican congressman Thomas Massie on Tuesday proposed impeaching Pete Hegseth, saying the defense secretary had repeatedly violated the constitution through his handling of war with Iran and the deaths of civilians in conflicts worldwide.
The proposal by Massie, an iconoclastic lawmaker who lost his primary earlier this year after Donald Trump and Hegseth urged voters to oppose him, may put House Republicans in a bind just weeks before the 3 November midterm elections, where they are defending their control of Congress.
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