The outgoing congressman included eight charges against Hegseth, largely related to the Iran war.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., on Monday reintroduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the U.S. war with Iran.
A House vote on the articles is expected as soon as this week.
Massie, a longtime Trump critic who’s retiring from Congress at the end of the year, brought eight charges against Hegseth, accusing him of “waging the Iran war despite no declaration of war, statutory authorization, attack on the United States, or imminent threat.”
… investigate and prosecute after impeachment
To elaborate on what Catoblepas said, impeachment triggers the trial, which enables discovery. The Senate then brings indictments forward, and 2/3rds vote is required for a verdict of removal from office.
I want to note that this is not like normal trials where a unanimous jury is necessary.
Upon removal from office, additional investigations into criminal acts can be accomplished as they no longer hold protections of the state.
Impeachment is the first step of prosecution for elected officials, it goes to the Senate and if they’re found guilty they’ll be convicted. The Democrats will need to lure some Republicans onto their side for that though, since as impressive as their wins were they still can’t unilaterally get a 2/3rds majority vote.
I am cautiously optimistic that some republicans would move noticing how associating with the orange pedophile is like hugging an anchor after a shipwreck… but not holding my breath because cultist will cult
I’ve given up on predicting anything after MTG turned back on them and quit (she was a Representative, but still). Hopefully at least a few of them see which way the wind is blowing and are more willing to do it against someone who isn’t Trump.
I’d love this to be true, but point to which sitting Republican senators would go along with it
The ones most vulnerable to pressure could be those up for election in ’28 in states that flipped last week. Using that criteria, Ted Budd (NC), Chuck Grassley (Iowa), Tim Scott (SC) and Jerry Moran (Kansas) could be worth pressuring to cooperate now if they want to get reelected.
Chuck Grassley is 93. If he dies in the next 2 years, a Democratic governor gets to appoint his replacement. If he doesn’t die, I don’t anticipate anything different from him. Why should he care what happens? He’s about to die and cares about no one else.
Tim Scott is dyed-in-the-wool. The only daylight between him and Trump is when Trump is overtly racist against black people, at which point Scott meets with him, tells Trump his feelings were hurt, and walks away to tell the press “he really listened this time.”
Jerry Moran actually has some principles and has disagreed publicly with Trump quite a bit, especially on foreign policy. He’s a maybe.
Literally never heard of this person.
They’re not in the cult at this level, they’re part of a mob. It’s a very different thing; as they are fully part of the crime apparatus, they’re not brainwashed, they are part of the direct, fascist opposition to Democracy.
Yes. And underlings will need to be flipped to get the bosses. Some might feel like they will get political or actual immunity for flipping.