House Democrats filed six articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday. They were introduced by Yassamin Ansari of Arizona, the first Iranian American Democrat to serve in Congress.
The articles accuse Hegseth of running an unauthorized war against Iran without congressional approval; committing violations of the Law of Armed Conflict including the bombing of a girls' school in Minab, Iran; the reckless handling of sensitive military information in connection with the "Signalgate" scandal; obstructing congressional oversight; abusing power and politicizing the U.S. armed forces; and engaging in conduct bringing disrepute upon the armed forces.
At least eight Democratic lawmakers have signed on as co-sponsors, but the measure has virtually no chance of passing, given the current Republican majority in Congress.
