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Democrats move to impeach Hegseth over boat strike ‘war crimes’

Related: Hegseth orders new strike that kills four on alleged drug boat amid ‘double tap’ controversy
  • Michigan Democrat Shri Thanedar has pledged to file two articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
  • The first article alleges "murder and conspiracy to murder" over deadly strikes on suspected narco-boats, which have resulted in at least 86 fatalities.
  • The second article accuses Hegseth of "reckless and unlawful mishandling of classified information" in relation to the "Signalgate" scandal.
  • The "Signalgate" affair involved Hegseth discussing plans for an airstrike on Houthi rebels via the messaging app Signal, violating departmental policy and accidentally including a journalist.
  • A Pentagon spokesperson dismissed Thanedar's impeachment efforts as a "charade" intended to distract from the Department of Defense's achievements.
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