Republicans vote almost unanimously against Thomas Massie's resolution
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Republican Rep. Thomas Massie had filed a motion to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hegseth is under pressure over the Iran war after the Republican midterm election debacle.
Republicans in the US House of Representatives repelled a move to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday (local time). They voted almost unanimously against a corresponding resolution.
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie had filed a motion to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Hegseth is under increasing pressure after the Republican midterm election debacle over the Iran war. However, a two-thirds majority in the Senate was needed to remove the defense minister from office. But the motion did not receive a majority in the House of Representatives.
Massie's motion on Monday focused primarily on the war against Iran, but also referenced Hegseth's role in military operations in Yemen and Venezuela.
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The US House of Representatives has rejected a motion to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Republicans voted almost unanimously against the resolution. Hegseth described the procedure as a “show trial” and “sabotage” and said it would fail.

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