Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, reintroduced articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth this Monday.
Massie stated that Hegseth "acted in a manner contrary to the trust placed in him as Secretary of Defense." Furthermore, while reading the articles in the House of Representatives, he argued that "he has shown that he will continue to be a threat to the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner entirely incompatible with his duties and the rule of law."
The accusations facing Hegseth include launching a war against Iran without legal authorization, as well as an "illegal war in Yemen," "extrajudicial killings", in reference to attacks on suspected drug-trafficking vessels, and the kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro.
Source of information: Global News Agencies including REUTERS / TASS / AFP / ANADOLU / INT.RU / Al Jazeera / CNN
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio calls efforts to impeach Hegseth ‘unfair’
ReplyDeleteEarlier, we reported that Republican US Congressman Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment against US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on accusations of waging war against Iran without congressional authorisation.
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