US Republican Thomas Massie launches bid to impeach Pete Hegseth
US Republican Thomas Massie moved Monday, November 9, to force a vote to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, pressing his fellow Republicans to remove one of the Trump administration's most prominent figures following sweeping election losses blamed in part on fallout from the war in Iran.
Key points
- If the House approves the charges, it will prompt a Senate trial.
Representative Thomas Massie, Republican of Kentucky, set in motion a vote that must occur by Wednesday.
FRANCE 24's correspondent in Washington Fraser Jackson has more.
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