Following the heavy defeat of Donald Trump's party in the midterm elections, a Republican lawmaker launched an impeachment motion against US Secretary of War Pete Gast for starting a war with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Representative Thomas Massey of Kentucky filed an eight-count impeachment motion against Hoggest, accusing him of "unlawful waging war" without congressional approval and abusing his powers as head of the Pentagon. This action coincided with the loss of the Republican majority in the US House and Senate.