The Kentucky Republican accused the Secretary of War of violating the War Powers Resolution in Iran and Yemen.
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On Wednesday, Speaker Mike Johnson said he is sending members home from Washington early for their seven-week campaigning recess, ahead of the midterm elections, a decision that will stave off a vote on impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
“It’s time for our members to go home to their districts and make the case to the American people,” Johnson told reporters.
Still, on Tuesday, according to a story by Fox News, Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., introduced a resolution to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and read eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth on the House floor.
“Massie formally entered a resolution to impeach Hegseth for “high crimes and misdemeanors” on the House floor for, among other things, allegedly violating the War Powers Resolution of 1973 in Iran and for his role in the operation that led to former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro’s capture and extradition,” according to the Fox story.
Today in the House, I introduced Articles of Impeachment against @SecWar Hegseth.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) September 16, 2026
The Articles outline how, among other things, Sec. Hegseth is abusing the powers of the DOD, operating without constitutional authority, and gambling with the lives of U.S. servicemen and women. pic.twitter.com/v6XxXouMS6
The initial three of the eight articles of impeachment Massie introduced accused Hegseth of violating the War Powers Resolution of 1973, contending that Hegseth’s Department of War is “waging the Iran war despite no declaration of war, statutory authorization, attack on the United States, or imminent threat.”
After reading out his articles for over an hour on the House floor, Massie closed out his introduction.
“In all of this, Secretary Hegseth abused the powers entrusted to him as Secretary of Defense by subordinating the constitutional limits on the use of military force and the laws governing the conduct of hostilities to his own policy objectives,” Massie said.
His first article seeks to establish “that the war was unlawful from its inception.” The second article claims that Hegseth disobeyed Congress after both the House and the Senate directed the removal of troops from Iran. The third article claims that Hegseth is “continuing hostilities in Iran after expiration of the War Powers Resolution’s 60-day termination period and any potential 30-day withdrawal period.”
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