House to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November elections
- On Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson canceled Thursday's votes, sending members home early for a seven-week recess and delaying Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie's impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
- Massie introduced a privileged resolution on Tuesday alleging Hegseth committed high crimes, including violating the War Powers Resolution by initiating an unauthorized war in Iran and ordering extrajudicial killings.
- During a lengthy floor speech, Massie read his 34-page resolution aloud while Attorney General Todd Blanche defended Hegseth, asserting he 'follows the law' and the DOJ ensures compliance with legal standards.
- Democratic leaders accused Speaker Johnson of avoiding accountability, while Johnson dismissed the impeachment effort as a 'publicity stunt' that would be tabled when the House returns from recess.
- The House of Representatives will remain on recess until after the November midterm elections, effectively freezing the legislative clock on the impeachment resolution until members return to Washington.
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'Why would we be cancelling days?': Thomas Massie blasts Johnson for delaying Hegseth impeachment
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie moves to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the Trump administration’s Iran war, but Speaker Mike Johnson sends the House into an early recess, delaying a vote on the impeachment push.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is to be impeached. All Epstein documents are to be released. Yesterday, Republicans sent the House of Representatives home, which will avoid dealing with two sensitive issues before the election.
Pete Hegseth Avoids Impeachment Vote Until After Midterms
Pete Hegseth avoided an impeachment decision after the House went into an early pre-midterm recess. The US Secretary of Defense is facing an impeachment vote after a proposal from fellow Republican Thomas Massie. Massie has criticized Hegseth for how he has handled the war between the United States and Iran. Pete Hegseth’s impeachment decision delayed […]
He knows why the House postponed until after the elections a vote linked to the possible political trial of Pete Hegseth.
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