pit on the edge of the abyss; Secretary of War Trump, who claimed a decisive victory in the attack on Iran, now faces a coalition of Republican and Democratic opponents for impeachment over the failure of the war.
Synopsis: Pete Hegst, the US Secretary of War, who was better known as a TV host before entering the government and had no experience as a high-ranking military commander, now faces the risk of impeachment. The most important factor in weakening his position is the consequences of the American war against Iran and the failure to achieve the stated goals; An issue that angered Trump's allies after the electoral defeat of the Republicans.
Republican Representative Thomas Massey of Kentucky proposed to impeach Guest on 8 charges: starting a war against Iran without congressional authorization, continuing to act against the resolution of Congress and moving the legal deadlines of the war, neglecting the protection of civilians in the attack on the Minab school, extrajudicial killing in the attacks on Mark and Kelly boats, threats against military senators and Kelly, threats against senators and Kelly, threats against military senators and Kelly against Yemen.
Efforts to oust Guest have been supported by a number of Democrats and Republicans. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer supported his impeachment. To pass the resolution in the House of Representatives, at least 3 Republicans must vote in favor along with all Democrats, and if approved, his dismissal in the Senate requires two-thirds of the senators present.
Turning the Hogst case into an impeachment issue is the result of an accumulation of legal, military and political crises of the Trump administration; But the war against Iran is the turning point of this process. The electoral defeat of the Republicans was largely caused by the consequences of the war, and Gast became one of the main targets of the opposition due to his central role in it.
Hakim Jeffries saw Hagast as the architect of a selective, unnecessary, expensive and failed war against Iran, which weakened America's national security and raised the price of gasoline. Chuck Schumer also called for his impeachment in the Senate. Now, the war against Iran, in addition to creating an impasse for Trump, has also challenged the position of the American administration in Washington, and the possibility of expanding the scope of the impeachment to other cabinet officials and even to Trump himself is being raised.
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