Hegseth condemns impeachment effort against him, as House members push for vote

As U.S. House members pushed for a potential vote Wednesday on whether to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over his handling of the Iran war and other alleged “high crimes” against the nation, Hegseth prepared for a fight — with President Donald Trump squarely behind him. “In the 250 years of our American republic, no secretary of war or secretary of defense has ever been impeached for carrying out lawful military operations,” Hegseth told reporters during his first press briefing at the Pentagon in six months. He denounced the proceedings as a “political spectacle” brought by a rogue Republican lawmaker over mere “policy disagreements.” kAm“!6E6 w68D6E9 86ED 2? ‘p’ !{&$[ !{&$[ !{&$ 7@C 9:D 5676?D6 282:?DE 2 5:D8CF?E=65[ 2?8CJ[ 56762E65[ 7@C>6C r@?8C6DD>2?[ %9@>2D |2DD:6[ 2 %~%p{ {~$t#P” %CF>A HC@E6 @? D@4:2= >65:2 %F6D52J — :? 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