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Thomas Massie Just Filed 8 Articles of Impeachment Against Pete Hegseth

The Kentucky congressman says he will force a vote on removing Hegseth, who is accused of "abusing the power of his office to ignore congressional war powers resolutions, to kidnap foreign leaders, and to intimidate critics of the Trump administration."

Eric Boehm | 9.15.2026 2:00 PM

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Rep. Thomas Massie (R–Ky.) says he will force the House of Representatives to vote on impeaching Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

Massie filed eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth on Tuesday. The charges include his handling of the ongoing Iran war, the Department of Defense's extrajudicial killings of suspected drug traffickers, and Hegseth's attempt to illegally retaliate against Sen. Mark Kelly (D–Ariz.), among other things.

In a statement, Massie said Hegseth was "abusing the power of his office to ignore congressional war powers resolutions, to kidnap foreign leaders, and to intimidate critics of the Trump administration by retaliating against them for exercising free speech."

The impeachment effort is unlikely to pass in the Republican-controlled House, but the chamber's rules allow members to bring impeachment........

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