Massie touts Hegseth impeachment as lawmakers return to Capitol Hill

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., is pushing an impeachment resolution against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth as lawmakers return from the election season recess.

Hegseth has faced much of the backlash for the Iran war and has long been a target of establishment lawmakers. Massie, who lost his primary and will leave Congress in January, has been a critic of the war from its outset.

"I’ve seen some of my colleagues say [Secretary of War Pete] Hegseth has been effective and they agree with the war, so they’ll vote not to impeach," he posted on X."That’s not the question though. The question is whether he committed impeachable acts, and the answer is yes, eight times."

Massie's articles of impeachment largely refer to Hegseth's use of military force without congressional authorization, including the Iran war, involving the U.S. in conflict with the Houthis in Yemen, and the extraction of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this year.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.