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Update: House shelves Massie's Hegseth impeachment articles 211-204; Trump calls it an "EXONERATION"
The House voted 211-204 on Tuesday evening to send Rep. Thomas Massie's articles of impeachment against War Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee, effectively ending the effort for now, the Washington Examiner reported; Massie was the only member to cross party lines, and 11 Democrats and seven Republicans missed the vote. Earlier Tuesday Hegseth called the push "a political spectacle, a personal manifesto driven by ego and resentment," and Trump wrote on Truth Social that the vote led to "the EXONERATION of a Great American Patriot." Massie's eight articles centered on the Iran war, Caribbean boat strikes and the Maduro rendition, and he has discussed refiling them one at a time.
Sources
- Washington ExaminerHegseth impeachment dead … for now: House Republicans unite to block Massie's efforts