Hegseth defiantly dismisses impeachment as a political spectacle, asserting his actions were lawful, as the House races to vote on articles of impeachment by Wednesday.
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Trump’s defense secretary calls impeachment effort ‘a political spectacle’ as he faces scrutiny; House has until Wednesday to take up articles of impeachmentHere’s what to know about impeachment in the USSign up for the US Breaking News emailDuring his press conference, Hegseth was resolute that the articles of impeachment are baseless, and that all attacks were carried out legally.“As for the articles themselves, Iran, the cartels, Maduro, Yemen, everyone was a lawful operation ordered by the commander-in-chief, then ordered by myself, notified to Congress and executed by American warriors who did their jobs,” he said. “We destroyed terror regimes’ capabilities. We sank the boats carrying poison into our communities. We put a narco dictator in handcuffs. These are not high crimes. This is the job, and it’s the job well done.” Continue reading...
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