USA, the House rejects the impeachment proceedings for Hegseth. Trump rejoices

The vote was 211 against and 204 in favor. The motion was presented by outgoing Republican MP Thomas Massie. Ocasio-Cortez: "We will re-impeach Hegset in the new Congress"

The United States House of Congress has blocked the passage of the impeachment resolution presented by outgoing Republican MP Thomas Massie against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Republicans voted unitedly to block the resolution, in relation to the war in Iran, giving President Donald Trump a victory just a few days after the defeat suffered by the Grand Old Party in the midterms. The House voted with 211 in favor and 204 against (including Massie himself) to transfer the impeachment resolution to the Judiciary Committee, effectively scuppering the initiative, with the related vote expected today on the possible formulation of formal charges against Hegseth: but, with the GOP majority, the motion is destined to fail.

The issue passes to the next Congress with a Dem majority

Given that the proposal has essentially failed, the issue will be postponed to the next Congress: it remains to be seen whether the latter, with a Dem majority, will decide to take it back into consideration. For now, Republicans can proceed with the other end-of-year tasks they intended to complete, having dodged the pitfalls of a highly feared vote that, if successful, would paralyze the U.S. Senate for weeks. Although Hegseth's chances of conviction, which would have required a two-thirds majority in the Senate, were virtually nil, a trial would have effectively blocked the entire legislative agenda they intended to pursue. In a certain sense, this is a breath of fresh air for the Trump administration, for the head of the Pentagon and for the Republican leaders who managed to consolidate their ranks and scupper the measure.

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Trump celebrates: "The Dem's attempt to impeach Hegseth failed"

"The Democrats' attempt to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has failed miserably! All the Republicans, except Thomas Massie, a real LOSER, voted for Pete", wrote Donald Trump on Truth, celebrating the vote of the US House. "Success in Venezuela and Iran, the best recruiting numbers in the history of the armed forces (with long waiting lists to enlist!) and never-before-seen morale have led to the ABSOLUTION of a great American patriot," the US president added in his post. "Democrats continue to exploit and abuse the United States. We must stop them! LET'S MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN," the post concludes.

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Ocasio-Cortez: "We will re-impeach Hegset in the new Congress"

The left-wing MP Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has indicated that the impeachment motion against the Secretary of Defense will be taken up, along with many similar initiatives, by the new Congress which will take office in January with a solid Democratic majority. "Resubmit the motions? There are so many criminals in this administration that it is difficult to establish an order of precedence. There will be many investigations, I imagine many hearing summons (subpoena) and we will have to follow the evidence wherever it takes us. It is the scenario we find ourselves facing", observed the deputy speaking to CNN.

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