House lawmakers move to impeach Defense Secretary Hegseth over military actions in Iran, Yemen, Venezuela

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House lawmakers are pushing to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his role in U.S. military actions in Iran, Yemen, and Venezuela, alleging "high crimes and misdemeanors." Hegseth defended his actions, noting no defense secretary has ever been impeached for lawful military operations. Impeachment begins in the House, where a majority vote would send the matter to the Senate for a trial. A House vote could occur in coming days. Historically, only one secretary of war, William W. Belknap, was impeached in 1876 for corruption, not military actions. If impeached, Hegseth would join three presidents, including Donald Trump, and two cabinet secretaries.


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