Disgraced RINO Thomas Massie Files Eight Articles of Impeachment Against War Secretary Pete Hegseth (VIDEO) UPDATE: Trump Admin. Responds
Disgraced Rep. Thomas Massie (RINO-KY) has determined that his one last grandstanding move will be an attempt to impeach War Secretary Pete Hegseth on bogus charges and perhaps force a vote on the matter.
On Tuesday, Massie announced a whopping EIGHT articles of impeachment against Hegseth. The War Secretary stands accused of violating the War Powers Act of 1973 on three occasions, ignoring civilian casualties, extrajudicial killings, suppressing free speech, kidnapping a sovereign foreign leader, and waging “an unlawful war in Yemen.”
These charges focus specifically on the ongoing war in Iran, the bombing of drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean, Hegseth “retaliating” against disgraced Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), the successful capture of former Venezuelan tyrant Nicholas Maduro, and the aforementioned Yemen War.
Here is the list:
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Watch Massie’s announcement on the House floor:
BREAKING: Rep. Thomas Massie has just moved to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth for “high crimes and misdemeanors.”
— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) September 15, 2026
Axios reports that the vote will have to happen by Thursday unless House GOP leadership cancels the week early.
Massie, who lost his House primary to Trump-endorsed Ed Gallrein back in May, has shown signs that he is not done with the political scene.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Massie has already filed with the FEC to run for political office in 2028. He claims the filing keeps his political operation alive while he decides what comes next.
This includes a presidential run. Massie notably refused to rule one out during an interview on “Meet The Press” a week following his primary loss.
One would think he would seek the Libertarian Party’s nomination, since he has zero chance in a GOP primary.
This is not the first attempt to impeach Hegseth.
As Newsweek notes, Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) introduced articles of impeachment back in April against Hegseth over the U.S. war in Iran. A dozen Democrats signed on as cosponsors of the six articles.
Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) attempted to impeach Hegseth in December 2025 on charges of “Murder and Conspiracy to Murder” and “Reckless and Unlawful Mishandling of Classified Information.”
While making the announcement, he stumbled over English in an embarrassing scene.
UPDATE: Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson issued the following statement to the Daily Mail in response to Massie’s impeachment move:
Secretary Hegseth has been a transformative leader for the Department of War. Standards and merit are back, our arsenal is stronger than ever before, and morale and recruitment across every service are at all-time highs.
Secretary Hegseth has slashed bureaucracy, unleashed innovation, and delivered for our warfighters every step of the way. By every measurable metric, the Department of War is better under President Trump and Secretary Hegseth’s leadership than before. The entire Department is unified behind the Secretary’s vision and will continue working to put our warfighters and America first.
Attorney General Todd Blanche also defended Hegseth during a White House press briefing at the Rose Garden:
🚨 JUST NOW: AG Todd Blanche HITS BACK at Rep. Thomas Massie filing to impeach SecWar Pete Hegseth, saying EVERYTHING in Iran and otherwise has been totally legal
“He’s NOT doing anything wrong!” 🔥
“It should NOT result in articles of impeachment. You’ll have to talk to MASSIE… pic.twitter.com/0YxmhMZgOy
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 15, 2026
