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Washington (United States) (AFP) – A Republican lawmaker moved Monday to impeach US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the war in Iran, setting up a potentially explosive vote in Congress days after President Donald Trump's party suffered a crushing midterm defeat.

Kentucky congressman Thomas Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment accusing Hegseth of illegally waging war without congressional authorization and abusing his powers as Pentagon chief.

The Republican-controlled House could vote as early as Wednesday, with some lawmakers from Trump's party signaling they might join Democrats in backing the charges.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio came to Hegseth's defense Monday while visiting Paris.

"I think it's unfair. Look, I think Pete's done a good job, I really do," Rubio told reporters, praising his colleague as hardworking and "incredibly smart."

Rubio credited Hegseth with helping build counter-cartel partnerships in the Americas, severely weakening Iran's military and overseeing the operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.

Impeachment would be a humiliating blow for the Trump administration, but would not automatically remove Hegseth. Conviction requires a two-thirds majority in the Senate -- a much higher hurdle, even after Democrats take control in January.

The move has gathered momentum since Tuesday's midterms, when Democrats swept both chambers amid voter anger over the Iran war and soaring fuel prices.

Republicans retain control until the new Congress takes office on January 3, but their defeat has fueled recriminations. Defeated Republicans could skip votes, making impeachment easier to pass.

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[–] 2ndDegreeOWO@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

You don’t unwind 2+ years of malfeasance and corruption quickly.

You don't need to.

You just need one simple and solid charge that will stick for an impeachment. Impeach the fuckers, and then worry about unraveling the rat's nest of corruption after they're out of office. When it comes to criminal cases later, then is the time for going slowly and methodically and leaving no stone unturned. But for now, we need swift, decisive action based on the most important and obvious points.

[–] LilB0kChoy@reddthat.com 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Do you know how long the impeachment process takes?

Trump was impeached twice with the first taking ~6 months and the second ~1 year and that was for one person. Those impeachments also failed at the removal step.

This will not be a quick process. You are deluding yourself if you think otherwise.

[–] 2ndDegreeOWO@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

This could be a quick process, if they had the votes for it, the support of House/Senate leadership, and they tried to.

There's nothing in the constitution or law that forces them to spend a long time on investigations, scheduling, and votes. If they really wanted to, they could have the House vote on it one day, the Senate vote on it the next day, and have the criminal out on the 3rd day.

Yes, it won't at all happen that fast. Mainly because they'll (correctly or not) figure that they need time to build and airtight, convincing case in order to get enough Republicans on board. But, really, everyone in Congress -- Republicans included -- already know that this administration broke many laws at many points. And they don't have to prove it like in court -- all it takes is a vote ... and votes can be done quickly when they're motivated to do so.

[–] LilB0kChoy@reddthat.com 1 points 21 minutes ago

What you are saying is factually incorrect. It would be worthwhile for you to understand what the full impeachment process is.

The impeachment itself can happen quickly but then there is an impeachment trial. If the result of the trial is a guilty verdict then the official is removed.

Maybe it could be done in weeks instead of months but we all know it won’t be weeks.