On Capitol Hill, an attempt to remove US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth for allegedly launching war on Iran without congressional approval has failed. The attempt, which was started by dissident Republican congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky, was effectively killed when a majority of the House of Representatives voted to refer impeachment articles to a committee. Hegseth referred to the impeachment process as a “farce” and “sabotage” in a previous briefing.
The attempt to convict the cabinet secretary of wrongdoing and remove him from office was viewed as unlikely since it could have needed several other Republicans to oppose President Donald Trump. Following its victories in the US midterm elections, the opposition Democratic Party may take control of both chambers of Congress in January, which might alter that assessment. Trump’s Republican Party is still in power for the time being.
“This is not the end of it,” stated Hakeem Jeffries, the senior Democrat in the House, following Tuesday’s vote. It’s only the start. On Tuesday, lawmakers were voting on whether or not to send the resolution to the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee. Allowing the resolution to move forward in the House itself would have been an alternative. The congressman’s attempt was unsuccessful in a 211-204 vote because all Republicans but Massie voted to refer the measure to the committee.
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