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The Republican Party blocked the impeachment of Defense Secretary Jesus by procedural votes in the House of Representatives. Massie accused him of violating the Constitution and abusing his power, while Democrats supported accountability. The issue could be dealt with by the new Congress next year.
who will leave the National Assembly at the end of this termrepublican party Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, taking aim at the Secretary of Defense on the 9thJesus (Pete Hegseth) filed an impeachment case, accusing Hegseth of starting a war with Iran without Congress’s permission, abusing his power, and violating the Constitution.Lok Sabha Under the control of the Republican Party, the procedural vote on the evening of the 10th was 211 to 204 in favor of sending the impeachment case to the Judiciary Committee, which was equivalent to blocking the case and allowing Jesus to avoid a vote by the entire House. Several Democratic congressmen were absent during the vote.
In a rare move, Jesus held a press conference on the morning of the 10th to defend the actions of the US military. This is the first press conference held by the Pentagon in the last six months.
The Associated Press analyzed that the timing of the procedural vote on the Jesus impeachment case occurred as the Republican Party was dealing with the aftermath of its defeat in the midterm elections. Some party insiders blamed the defeat primarily on the Iran War and the rise in oil prices caused by the war.
After President Trump expressed his support for Jesus, Republican congressmen basically decided to stand with Jesus on the 10th, and the positions of both parties were clear during the vote. All votes in support of Massie’s impeachment case came from Democratic lawmakers.
Trump celebrated the House vote on social media, calling it the confirmation of “a great American patriot.”
After the new Congress takes office in January next year, the Democratic Party will control the majority in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. It is generally expected that the impeachment case of Jesus will be temporarily postponed for now. Current Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who is set to become the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, expressed strong support for Jesus’ impeachment case, saying that Jesus “abused his power” and “undermined the national security of the United States.” Current Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer also expressed support for the impeachment case.
Jesus described Massey as a “rogue lawmaker” at a press conference and said he had not committed any high crime as defined in the Constitution that should result in his removal from office.
Jesus said the impeachment case is tantamount to indicting U.S. service members and the contributions of the U.S. military, which undermines the U.S. military’s immediate performance on the battlefield. “This is not patriotism, this is subversion,” he said.
Massie, who was running for re-election, lost the Republican primary earlier this year to a challenger backed by Trump. Massey said that Jesus “knowingly carried out and implemented” illegal orders.
Trump posted on social media praising Jesus’ performance at the press conference. Vice President Vance wrote in a social media post that the push for impeachment is “a farce that attempts to replace actual policymaking.”
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The House of Representatives Republican Party voted 211 to 204 to send the impeachment case to the Judiciary Committee, which temporarily prevented the entire House from voting directly and allowed Jesus to avoid the risk of formal impeachment.
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Massie accused Hersheth of starting a war with Iran without congressional permission, abusing his power, and violating the Constitution; He also said that Herseth followed orders even though he knew they were illegal and that he should be held responsible for his related actions.
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Since the Democratic Party will control the majority of the House and Senate when the new Congress takes office in January next year, the outside world generally believes that the impeachment case will only be temporarily postponed; Democratic leaders Jefferies and Schumer have publicly expressed their support.
