The House has voted 211 to 204 to refer the articles of impeachment filed against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to committee, effectively killing the impeachment effort spearheaded by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky.

Tuesday’s vote short-circuits any potential floor vote on the articles of impeachment, and virtually guarantees the measure will not be taken up before the current session of Congress expires.

The vote provided a surprise reprieve for President Trump’s embattled Defense Secretary, who was facing an impeachment vote by the full House as early as Wednesday.

Massie reintroduced the articles of impeachment on Monday, accusing Hegseth of high crimes and misdemeanors in connection to the war with Iran and U.S. strikes against Iran and on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean.

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    14 hours ago

    my failure to understand is thanks to your lack of articulation. why are you seemingly ok with no prosecution thus far?

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      13 hours ago

      I have said so many times I am not talking about the current situation in the USA, and I don’t know how else to say it. I’m not ok with it; I was talking about other situations.

      Bye.

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        10 hours ago

        well you replied in a thread re usa and were bog shit at getting your point across. bye too. enjoy your day.