House GOP leaders block Massie's Hegseth impeachment push

Rep. Thomas Massie introduced a privileged resolution to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, meaning it had to be considered by the full House.

House GOP leaders block Massie's Hegseth impeachment push

TL;DR

  • House GOP leaders prevented an impeachment vote against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
  • A vote to refer Rep. Thomas Massie's impeachment resolution to committee passed 211-204.
  • President Donald Trump celebrated the failed impeachment effort, calling it an 'EXONERATION of a Great American Patriot.'
  • Massie's resolution included eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth.
  • Hegseth criticized the impeachment effort as a 'political spectacle' and a 'personal manifesto.'
  • All Democrats supported moving forward with impeachment, while all Republicans except Massie voted to kill the resolution.