Thomas Massey calls for impeachment of Secretary of War Pete Hesseth Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie plans to run a vote to impeach Hesseth when Congress returns next week, the lawmaker told CNN. Many GOP sources expect the vote to pass, the report added. "There is one case in which I will not re-introduce the articles of impeachment: Gessett resigns," Massey wrote in X. Reports of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth facing impeachment emerged after US President Donald Trump publicly acknowledged that the war with Iran contributed to Republicans losing their majorities in the House and Senate in the midterm elections. substack | talk.