Congressional Push to Impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Over War Crimes and Classified Leaks
In an unprecedented move that underscores rising tensions over U.S. military conduct and accountability, Arizona Representative Yassamin Ansari, the first Iranian-American Democrat elected to Congress, has formally filed six articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Introducing the charges Wednesday with the support of twelve bipartisan cosponsors, the allegations detail a series of grave violations, including war crimes, illegal military strikes, and gross misconduct involving classified information. Ansari’s articles itemize specific accusations: Hegseth is accused of orchestrating a war against Iran without Congressional approval, blatantly contravening the Constitution’s requirement that only Congress has the authority to declare war.












