An attempt to remove US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth from office has, for now, been blocked by lawmakers supporting President Donald Trump. In the US House of Representatives, a motion to send the impeachment resolution against him to the Judiciary Committee, instead of moving it forward, was passed by 211 votes to 204. With this decision, the immediate impeachment process against Hegseth has been halted.
Hegseth is accused of advancing military action against Iran without congressional approval and of misusing his authority. Republican lawmaker Thomas Massie had introduced eight impeachment charges against him. Besides the Iran war, these included issues related to US military actions in Yemen and Venezuela, and naval action linked to alleged drug trafficking.
In the vote, Massie was the only lawmaker from his own party who voted against sending the resolution to committee. Meanwhile, 11 Democratic lawmakers did not take part in the voting. Republican lawmakers backed Hegseth in line with the party position.
After the vote, President Trump defended Hegseth on social media and described it as his victory. He called him a “great American patriot” and said his work had cleared him of the allegations. Earlier, Hegseth had rejected the allegations, calling the impeachment attempt a political spectacle.
However, this decision is not a final judicial conclusion on the allegations against Hegseth. The issue may still be raised again after Democrats take control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in January.
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