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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[–] 24 points 8 hours ago (7 children)

It was a last middle finger from Massie on his way out.

I'm actually floored that Hegseth hasn't resigned yet. He is toast in January and at that point, the Democrats have to approve the next pick.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

    He’s not toast. They need 67 votes in the Senate to remove him and Dems only have 54-56 votes. This vote proved that republicans are not going to cross the aisle to support removing him.

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