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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said on Sunday that he supports an impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The resolution, which is expected to move forward in the coming days, was introduced by Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who has been a vocal critic of the U.S.‑Israel war in Iran. “I’m a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution,” Jeffries told This Week with George Stephanopoulos. “The so‑called secretary of defence has abused his power, undermined our national security, and engineered this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran.” He added that he expects “incredibly strong support” for the measure. The comments come as Democrats have secured control of both chambers of Congress in the November 3, 2024 midterm elections. The new Congress will be sworn in on January 3, and Democrats are expected to use their majorities to launch investigations into the former administration. The House and Senate will elect new leaders in the coming weeks; Representative Robert Garcia has announced a bid to chair the House Oversight Committee, the chamber’s principal investigative panel. Garcia told CNN that the committee should investigate former White House chief of staff Stephen Miller, who has been linked to Trump’s hard‑line immigration policies. “What we think is that Stephen Miller is the architect of this horrific, unjust policy happening across the country,” Garcia said. He also indicated an interest in questioning businessman Elon Musk over his role in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a federal initiative that led to widespread workforce cuts and raised concerns about the handling of sensitive data. The House can impeach an official with a simple majority vote; conviction and removal require a two‑thirds vote in the Senate, a high threshold even with Democrats in control of that chamber. The White House responded quickly. Attorney General Todd Blanche said on CNN’s State of the Union that the Justice Department could investigate Democratic lawmakers over what he described as “threatening” rhetoric. “If that’s what this new incoming leadership wants to do, we are ready,” Blanche said. Trump echoed similar sentiments on Truth Social, calling for investigations into Democrats and labeling them “SLEAZEBAGS” who “should go to jail.” He also warned that “the threats being made by the Democrat Party against innocent Republican Donors and Party Members are absolutely unprecedented, and totally illegal.” Article source: Gabon News | Image credit: Gabon News
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said on Sunday that he supports an impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The resolution, which is expected to move forward in the coming days, was introduced by Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who has been a vocal critic of the U.S.‑Israel war in Iran. “I’m a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution,” Jeffries told This Week with George Stephanopoulos. “The so‑called secretary of defence has abused his power, undermined our national security, and engineered this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran.” He added that he expects “incredibly strong support” for the measure. The comments come as Democrats have secured control of both chambers of Congress in the November 3, 2024 midterm elections. The new Congress will be sworn in on January 3, and Democrats are expected to use their majorities to launch investigations into the former administration. The House and Senate will elect new leaders in the coming weeks; Representative Robert Garcia has announced a bid to chair the House Oversight Committee, the chamber’s principal investigative panel. Garcia told CNN that the committee should investigate former White House chief of staff Stephen Miller, who has been linked to Trump’s hard‑line immigration policies. “What we think is that Stephen Miller is the architect of this horrific, unjust policy happening across the country,” Garcia said. He also indicated an interest in questioning businessman Elon Musk over his role in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a federal initiative that led to widespread workforce cuts and raised concerns about the handling of sensitive data. The House can impeach an official with a simple majority vote; conviction and removal require a two‑thirds vote in the Senate, a high threshold even with Democrats in control of that chamber. The White House responded quickly. Attorney General Todd Blanche said on CNN’s State of the Union that the Justice Department could investigate Democratic lawmakers over what he described as “threatening” rhetoric. “If that’s what this new incoming leadership wants to do, we are ready,” Blanche said. Trump echoed similar sentiments on Truth Social, calling for investigations into Democrats and labeling them “SLEAZEBAGS” who “should go to jail.” He also warned that “the threats being made by the Democrat Party against innocent Republican Donors and Party Members are absolutely unprecedented, and totally illegal.”
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