Top House Democrat 'a hard yes' on impeaching Hegseth
Summary
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said he strongly supports impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Rep. Thomas Massie plans to introduce an impeachment resolution that accuses Hegseth of, among other things, violating the War Powers Resolution in connection with the U.S. role in the Iran war.Key Facts
- Jeffries told ABC's This Week that he supports the Hegseth impeachment resolution.
- Jeffries accused Hegseth of abusing his power and undermining national security.
- Rep. Thomas Massie said he plans to introduce a resolution to impeach Hegseth as early as Monday.
- The resolution contains eight articles of impeachment, according to the article.
- One article accuses Hegseth of violating the 1973 War Powers Resolution over the U.S. role in the Iran war.
- Democrats are expected to take control of the House in January, and Jeffries is positioned to become speaker.
- Jeffries said House Democrats were not currently focused on impeaching President Donald Trump.
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