On Tuesday, Nov. 10, members sent Rep. Thomas Massie’s eight-article impeachment measure against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the House Judiciary Committee without voting on its charges.
The 211-204 roll call referred the resolution to the House Judiciary Committee. The Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House recorded 210 Republicans and one independent in favor, and one Republican and 203 Democrats opposed; 18 members did not vote.
The filing addresses the Iran war and the War Powers Resolution of 1973, civilian casualties, strikes on suspected drug-smuggling vessels, alleged retaliation against Sen. Mark Kelly, the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the U.S. campaign in Yemen. These remain allegations made by Massie; Tuesday’s vote did not decide their merits. EconoTimes previously covered the procedural motion on the resolution.
At a Pentagon news conference Tuesday, Hegseth called the effort “a political spectacle” and a personal manifesto driven by “ego and resentment.” He defended the military operations as lawful. Massie said Hegseth “must be held accountable.”
The White House opposed the resolution, saying it would divert House and Senate floor time from its legislative priorities.
