# Thomas Massie’s Attempt To Impeach Pete Hegseth Is Derailed

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/thomas-massies-attempt-to-impeach-pete-hegseth-is-derailed/
- Published: 2026-11-10T23:20:01+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T00:35:57+00:00
- Original publisher: Reason (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://reason.com/2026/11/10/thomas-massies-attempt-to-impeach-pete-hegseth-is-derailed/
- Topics: Elections, Politics

## Key points

- The House vote effectively stopped the impeachment effort.
- Massie’s eight articles covered Iran and other military actions.
- Democrats could revisit Hegseth’s future in January.

## Summary

The US House voted 211-204 to send an impeachment effort against Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee, effectively ending it for now. Republican Thomas Massie, who brought the motion, was the only Republican to oppose that referral; he argued Hegseth threatened the Constitution through his handling of the Iran War and other military actions.

Massie filed eight articles of impeachment, including claims that Hegseth unlawfully continued the Iran conflict and ordered killings in counternarcotics operations near Venezuela. The articles also cite a strike on an Iranian school that killed more than 100 civilians, military conduct in Venezuela and Yemen, and alleged retaliation against Senator Mark Kelly. Hegseth says his Iran orders were legal and directed by President Trump; the article says his position may remain uncertain, with Democrats potentially revisiting the issue when they take control of Congress in January.

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