In yet another infuriating but sadly unexpected example of the anti-Trump RINO types betraying President Donald Trump and his administration in an obvious search for their own self-aggrandizement, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), recently voted out of office by irate voters in his district, moved to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
Announcing the move on the floor of Congress around midday on Tuesday, September 15, Rep. Massie began by saying that he was “Impeaching Peter Brian Hegseth, Secretary of Defense for High Crimes and Misdemeanors, resolved that Peter Brian Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, also referred to as Secretary of War by the administration, is impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, and that the following articles of impeachment be exhibited to the United States Senate.”
Continuing, the anti-MAGA congressman said, “Articles of impeachment exhibited by the House of Representatives of the United States of America in the name of itself and of the people of the United States of America against Peter Brian Hegseth, Secretary of Defense, in maintenance and support of its impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors. Article One: Waging War and Contravention of the War Powers Resolution of 1973, Section 2C.”
He continued, “the Constitution provides that the House of Representatives shall have the sole power of impeachment, and that civil officers of the United States, including the Secretary of Defense, shall be removed from office on impeachment for and conviction of treason, bribery, or other high crimes or misdemeanors and misdemeanors in his conduct while Secretary of Defense.”
He went on, “Peter Brian Hegseth, in violation of his oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, especially with regard to the commission of War has abused the powers of the Department of Defense in that the Declare War Clause of the United States Constitution, Article One, Section Eight, Clause 11, vests in Congress the exclusive initiatory powers of war, while the military, administrative, and clemency clause of the United States Constitution, Article Two, Section Two, Clause One establishes the President as the commander in chief of the armed forces and vests in him operational control over wars lawfully authorized by Congress.”
His resolution also added, after describing how American forces have been deployed, “Through these actions, Secretary Hegseth knowingly executed and implemented unlawful orders to initiate war against a foreign nation notwithstanding the absence of congressional authorization, an attack upon the United States giving rise to the national emergency contemplated by law, or an imminent threat requiring immediate defensive action, thereby substituting unlawful Executive action for the constitutional and statutory judgment of Congress. In all of this, Secretary Hegseth has acted in a manner contrary to his trust as Secretary of Defense and subversive of constitutional government, to the great prejudice of the cause of law and justice, and to the manifest injury of the people of the United States of America.”
He then finally said, in his resolution, “Wherefore, Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth, by such conduct, has demonstrated that he will remain a threat to the Constitution if allowed to remain in office, and has acted in a manner grossly incompatible with his duties and the rule of law. Peter Brian Hegseth thus warrants impeachment and trial, removal from office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor, trust, or profit under the United States.”
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🚨 NOW: Rep. Thomas Massie just filed to IMPEACH SecWar Pete Hegseth on the House floor
What a FREAKING JOKE!
Massie accuses Hegseth of violating his oath to the Constitution and “abusing” his powers to wage war, and even cites the CAPTURE OF MADURO
This is going nowhere.
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 15, 2026
Eric Daugherty, a conservative commentator, skewered Re. Massie on X over the matter, saying, “Rep. Thomas Massie just filed to IMPEACH SecWar Pete Hegseth on the House floor What a FREAKING JOKE! Massie accuses Hegseth of violating his oath to the Constitution and “abusing” his powers to wage war, and even cites the CAPTURE OF MADURO This is going nowhere. I STAND WITH @PeteHegseth! 🇺🇸”
Daugherty added a bit more context to the whole thing as well, writing, “The filing cites the War Powers Resolution of 1973. Massie has filed 8 Impeachment Articles, also mentioning ‘extrajudicial k*llings’ and ‘suppressing free speech'”.