Louisville Congressman says he will vote to impeach Pete Hegseth
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Rep. Morgan McGarvey cites the Iran war as Rep. Thomas Massie moves to force a House vote.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Louisville, said Monday he will vote to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to a statement released by his office.
“Hegseth has ignored those calls, defied Congress, and continues to put troops in harm’s way,” McGarvey said in the statement, referring to House Democrats’ calls to end the war in Iran. “I will vote to impeach Secretary Hegseth.”
McGarvey’s office said he first called for Hegseth’s impeachment last December and has pushed to end the war in Iran for more than a year.
In the statement, McGarvey said Americans “just sent a clear message to Washington” and are “done spending billions of their tax dollars on an illegal regime change war.” He said voters also want to “rein in this Administration’s blatant corruption.”
The announcement comes as Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., plans to force a vote on his own articles of impeachment against Hegseth, MS NOW reported. Asked whether he intends to trigger the resolution Monday, Massie told the outlet, “That’s the plan.” The move could compel House members to vote as soon as Wednesday, according to MS NOW.
Massie first introduced the articles of impeachment in September as a privileged resolution, which allows a member to force a floor vote. The document cites unauthorized military actions, violations of the War Powers Resolution, and other alleged abuses of power.
The Pentagon has defended Hegseth. In a statement, the Department of Defense called him “a transformative leader."
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