Impeachment resolution against US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Digi Mart USA News (United States): Impeachment proceedings against US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were launched in Congress on Monday, November 9, by Republican Representative Thomas Massie, a frequent critic of the Republican president. Massie announced the procedure from the House floor, though it is unlikely to result in removal from office.
In his resolution, Massie, who represents Kentucky, accuses Hegseth of violating the law by conducting the war against Iran without obtaining authorization from Congress. He also accuses the secretary of ignoring laws meant to minimize civilian casualties, pointing in particular to the bombing of a primary school in Minab, in southern Iran, which killed 120 children in the early hours of the conflict.
Hegseth is also accused of carrying out extrajudicial killings. Under his direction, the US military conducted strikes against boats suspected of carrying drug traffickers in the Caribbean and the Pacific, a campaign that has drawn particular criticism under international law.
Massie also denounces the abduction of a sovereign foreign leader, referring to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in January.
