Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introduced on Nov. 9 a resolution with eight articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, renewing a September effort. Three articles allege War Powers Resolution violations in Iran: starting the war without authorization, ignoring Congress’s H. Con. Res. 86 withdrawal order (in which both chambers directed the removal of U.S. forces) and continuing hostilities past the statute’s deadlines. The remaining articles allege he disregarded civilian-harm laws before a deadly strike on an elementary school in Minab, Iran, used lethal force instead of law enforcement against suspected drug boats, killing at least 243 people, censured Sen. Mark Kelly in retaliation for protected speech, and ran unauthorized operations in Venezuela and Yemen. On Nov. 10, the House voted 211-204 to refer the resolution to the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee, making action before the next Congress unlikely.
Related Just Security coverage: How Congress Can End Trump’s Iran War and Prevent the Next One; What the Iran War Reveals About the War Powers Resolution and How Congress Can Act; At the 60-Day Mark, the Iran War Is Triply Illegal
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