video | "Hegseth was effective. He was effective in killing 200 school children. ".
U.S. Rep. Thomas Massey defended the introduction of articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a recent CNN interview, arguing that the military actions of Cabinet officials crossed constitutional lines.
Referring to the war secretaries' record, Massey said: "He was effective in bombing fishing boats that may or may not have had people on them who were guilty of drug smuggling. He was effective in conducting an unconstitutional kidnapping in Venezuela. The president himself is bragging that they captured this oil and that our companies, our corporations are getting rich off the oil they captured, that Pete Hesseth helped capture. ".
Massey introduced eight articles of impeachment targeting Hegseth for unauthorized military operations, extrajudicial operations, and violations of the War Powers Resolution.
The initial effort by the House of Representatives led by Massey to impeach Geseth was ultimately stalled when the House voted to refer the decision to the Judiciary Committee, effectively blocking the move.