Accusations refer to attack on Iran without congressional authorization and strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats

House Democrats filed six articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth on Wednesday, accusing the defense security of “high crimes and misdemeanors”, in reference to the attack on Iran without congressional authorization and deadly strikes on suspected drug smuggling boats, among other official acts.

The move comes as the Trump administration faces mounting scrutiny over recent foreign action, particularly the war with Iran.

In Wednesday’s resolution, Yassamin Ansari, a Democratic congresswoman from Arizona, and colleagues including John Larson of Connecticut accused Hegseth of disregarding rules to minimize civilian casualties during armed conflict.

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    This is just another charade in an attempt to distract the American people from the major successes we have had here at the Department of War

    Jesus Christ. You’re proud of bombing the school?

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      They’ve been getting lots of 25th amendment/impeachment messages from their constituents ever since the “Bridge Day” threat.

      It makes sense to start with Hegseth who everyone knows should never have been confirmed as SecDef.

      If they get him, the whole cabinet will be in immediate threat

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    “This is just another charade in an attempt to distract the American people from the major successes we have had here at the Department of War,”

    -Wilson said in a statement to Axios.

    These morons are so beyond delusional. Why, just why are they so fucking stupid?

    You’re cooked, morons. The entire world is against you! That is a pattern. You’re NOT the good guys. Not in the slightest. Get over yourselves.

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      They’re not stupid or delusional. The people they’re talking to are, and they know it.

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        And there’s every chance they’ll continue to steal power, steal the elections, maintain control of the most powerfully diminishing country on Earth. So it doesn’t matter how much of the world hates them, at least to those of us trapped under them. The patients are running the asylum, they’ve shot the guards, and life goes on.

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    Peter, Johnson. Who else? Secretary of The Fence? Mikeoak Salk? Hey! Is Mike here? Mikeoak! Salk Mikeoak?