War Secretary Pete Hegseth avoided the formal initiation of an ugly impeachment fight on Tuesday. His battle to keep his job is, however, far from over.
The effort was initiated on Monday by Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who introduced eight articles of impeachment that accused Hegseth of high crimes and misdemeanors.
‘People should have gotten their raggedy selves up these steps to vote.’
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In addition to accusing the war secretary of waging war in contravention of the War Powers Resolution of 1973, the articles of impeachment accused him ordering extrajudicial killings, suppressing free speech, “ignoring laws that minimize civilian casualties,” kidnapping Venezuelan ex-President Nicolas Maduro, and conducting an “unlawful war in Yemen.”
Democrats appeared more than happy to help Massie oust Hegseth.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.J.),
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