Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., plans to ask the House for separate votes on each of eight impeachment articles against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if a committee-referral motion fails, Anadolu Agency reported Tuesday.
Massie wrote on X, according to Anadolu: “I’ve heard from several members they agree with some of the Articles of Impeachment but not all of them.”
The resolution alleges Hegseth violated the War Powers Resolution by sustaining the Iran conflict without congressional approval. It also accuses him of disregarding civilian protections, conducting unauthorized strikes and operations in the Caribbean, Yemen and Venezuela, and retaliating against Sen. Mark Kelly over constitutionally protected speech.
Hegseth called the effort “sabotage” at a Tuesday news conference, The Associated Press reported.
Anadolu said lawmakers were expected to consider the referral motion before debating the articles. The House majority leader’s Nov. 10 agenda listed a possible motion but assigned it no time; it expected votes at 5:30 p.m. ET (22:30 UTC) and listed no vote on the impeachment articles. EconoTimes previously covered the possible referral motion.
