House tables Hegseth impeachment, effectively killing it in current Congress
The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to refer GOP Rep. Thomas Massie's resolution to impeach Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to the House Judiciary Committee by a 211-204 vote, effectively killing the measure for the remainder of the Republican-controlled 119th Congress.
Massie was the only Republican to vote against tabling the measure, along with all House Democrats.
In a news conference earlier Tuesday, Hegseth dismissed the impeachment effort as "political spectacle," framing Massie's resolution as an indictment against the troops.
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On Capitol Hill, House Republicans were able to block
the impeachment effort against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
There's nothing that went into this.
This is just purely for people to get attention, and it's shameful.
Going before reporters today at the Pentagon
for the first time since early May,
Secretary Hegseth blasted the articles
of impeachment filed against him by Representative Thomas Massie,
calling the outgoing Republican lawmakers' accusations a,
quote, political spectacle.
It's a farce, and it's a stunt.
And everybody knows it.
Massie introduced eight articles
of impeachment against Hegseth on the House floor on Monday,
accusing Hegseth of illegally launching
the Iran war without congressional approval,
endangering members of the military,
and killing hundreds of civilians
in boat strikes against alleged drug smugglers.
Secretary Hegseth has acted in a manner contrary
to his trust as Secretary of Defense
and subversive of constitutional government.
But President Trump has given his public support to Hegseth,
calling Massie, quote, disgruntled,
and claiming Hegseth has the backing of rank-and-file service members.
And I will say this, the soldiers, the actual soldiers,
the great people that do the work,
the great patriots, they love Pete Hegseth.
The last cabinet secretary to be impeached
by the House was then President Biden's Homeland
Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas back in 2024,
but the Senate dismissed the articles
without a full trial. Karen Travers, ABC News, the White House.