Impeaching Peter Brian Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, for high crimes and misdemeanors. 11/9/2026
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Mr. MASSIE introduced the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
RESOLUTION
Impeaching Peter Brian Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, for high crimes and misdemeanors.
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It is unclear why outgoing Congressman Thomas Massie is charging a cabinet officer rather than the man who gave the orders: President Donald Trump. It makes no sense.
Why make it a charge of treason? The word appears 8 times throughout the document.
Apparently Congressman Massie dislikes Secretary Hegseth. But this is extreme. Once upon a time Hegseth might have challenged Massie to a duel like Vice President Aaron Burr and former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton. Burr shot Hamilton to death in their duel July 11, 1804.
There are eight articles but only the first is substantive: the war against Iran.
Hegseth served as an infantry officer in the U.S. Army National Guard, reaching the rank of major with deployment to Guantanamo Bay Cuba, Iran and Afghanistan.
Being charged with treason must be a particularly bitter pill.
Massie and those who support this like future Speaker of the House Hakeem Jeffries are acting out of extreme personal animus.
As an aside: the US military has achieved its greatest success than at any time since World War II.
The charge is mean spirited and dumb. I urge my Congressman George Latimer (D- NY 16th) to vote no.
