WASHINGTON — The government watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington on Tuesday urged Congress to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, backing an impeachment resolution introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie.
In a statement released Nov. 10, CREW President Donald K. Sherman said lawmakers should act immediately rather than wait for the new Congress to be seated.
“To protect the safety, security and wellbeing of the American people, Congress must impeach Secretary Hegseth,” Sherman said.
Sherman accused Hegseth of disregarding the law and the public over the past two years. He said the secretary bypassed Congress and the Constitution to carry out what the statement called “President Trump’s war of choice in Iran,” which CREW said has led to military and civilian casualties and worsened an affordability crisis.
Sherman said “this Congress can and must remove Secretary Hegseth from office right now.”
The group’s statement did not cite a resolution number or indicate when the House might take up the measure. Massie is a Kentucky Republican.
CREW is a nonpartisan ethics watchdog that says it has tracked hundreds of conflicts of interest and filed more than 160 legal actions over the last two years.
Under the Constitution, the House may impeach federal civil officers by a simple majority vote, and removal from office requires a two-thirds vote of the Senate following a trial.
This report is based on information from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
Source: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington
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