Pete Hegseth calls impeachment resolution a 'farce' and 'political spectacle'

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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has dismissed the impeachment resolution against him as a "farce" and a "political spectacle." The eight articles of impeachment, introduced by Thomas Massie, accuse Hegseth of exceeding a 60-day limit for military actions against Iran without congressional authorization, and of ignoring laws to minimize civilian casualties in an attack on a girls' school in Minab. Additional charges relate to the removal of Venezuela's president, including leading the kidnapping of a foreign leader and authorizing lethal strikes resulting in over 220 deaths, as well as unlawful operations in Yemen and retaliation against Senator Mark Kelly.


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