00:00U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could face an impeachment vote in the House of Representatives as early as Wednesday.
00:07This is after Republican Congressman Thomas Massey introduced eight articles of impeachment.
00:14Secretary Hegseth directed and caused United States Armed Forces to be introduced into hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
00:23Notwithstanding that, Congress had not declared war against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
00:29Congress had not enacted any specific statutory authorization for the introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities against the
00:39Islamic Republic of Iran.
00:41And no national emergency had been created by an attack by the Islamic Republic of Iran upon the United States,
00:49its territories or processions or its armed forces.
00:53The resolution accuses Hegseth of abusing his powers, including waging war against Iran without congressional authorization and conducting military operations
01:03in Yemen and Venezuela without proper legal authority.
01:07It also accuses him of failing to protect civilians during military operations and retaliating against a U.S. senator over
01:15his public criticism of military orders.
01:19Massey introduced the resolution under a special House procedure requiring Republican leaders to take it up within two legislative days.
01:26Lawmakers could vote on the impeachment resolution itself or move to table it or even refer it to a committee.
01:33If the House votes to impeach Hegseth, the matter would then go to the Senate, where conviction and removal from
01:39office would require a two-thirds majority.
01:42However, conviction appears unlikely in a Republican-majority Senate.
01:47A House vote is expected on Wednesday before Democrats take control of the chamber in January.
