Massie moves to impeach Hegseth over Iran war — SkimNews
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- Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Tuesday launched an effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, citing the Pentagon's military actions against Iran.
- Massie accused Hegseth of launching an illegal war that was not approved by Congress and introduced articles of impeachment.
- Massie, a frequent critic of President Trump, is targeting a member of Trump's own cabinet over the Iran conflict.
- The impeachment push frames the Iran military actions as an unconstitutional war requiring congressional authorization, not a policy disagreement.
Why it matters: A sitting Republican is using the Constitution's war powers clause to challenge a Trump cabinet secretary over the Iran conflict. Massie's effort forces GOP lawmakers to either defend the Pentagon's actions or break with the president on congressional authorization of military force — a rare intra-party constitutional confrontation over the Iran campaign.
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