Pete Hegseth impeachment effort dies in the House as absent Democrats couldn't beat the traffic
HEGSETH IMPEACHMENT VOTE LOOMS AS HOUSE REPUBLICANS PRIVATELY WARN IT COULD PASS And, had all 11 truant Democrats made it to the U.S.
- House Minority Whip Katherine Clark told Democrats in a closed-door meeting Wednesday morning that the party had disappointed the American people by not having all of the members there for the impeachment vote, and that it was their job to show up for the people who sent them there, according to people familiar with her comments.
- HEGSETH COULD FACE NEW IMPEACHMENT PUSH OVER UKRAINE AID, LAWMAKERS WARN "I did and I was trapped in my vehicle because of a police motorcade," said Stansbury.
- But Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth may now be a fan of DC’s legendary traffic snarls.
If a simple majority voted to impeach, Hegseth would join 19th century Secretary of War William Belknap and former Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as the only Cabinet Members impeached by the House.
Nearly a dozen Democrats missed the vote Tuesday referring the impeachment articles to the Judiciary Committee, with Democratic lawmakers blaming traffic and scheduling conflicts, among other issues.
- It appears that crosstown traffic may have prevented him from becoming only the third Cabinet secretary ever impeached by the House of Representatives.
- Democrats can’t beat Republicans if they can’t beat the traffic.
- Some top Democrats want to pump the brakes on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth next year after this week’s attempt came up short.
- However, thanks to the Democrats’ attendance issue, Republicans were able to tap the brakes on the impeachment interstate.
- Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.) is one of the most outspoken Democrats when it comes to her disdain for Hegseth.
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