Republican Rep. Don Bacon appears ready to back Thomas Massie's resolution to impeach the Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth, The Hill reports. Bacon suggested on Monday that he would support it.
Rep. French Hill voiced dissatisfaction and did not rule out impeaching, according to The Hill. James Comer, who chairs the House Oversight Committee, told NewsNation on Friday there are "a lot of questions about Hegseth" and no known strategy for Iran. Massie is still the only Republican formally calling for removal, and The Hill says it is unclear whether the measure has the votes.
IBTimes puts the Republican House majority at 218-214. It says that if every Democrat votes yes, three more votes, Massie's included, would carry the charges. That holds up if all 432 members vote, since 217 would then be a majority. The House must act by Wednesday.
Massie refiled on 9 November, restarting the two-legislative-day clock. The Hill says he first filed in September, when House GOP leaders sent members home early to avoid a vote. Three of the 34-page resolution's eight articles cite the 1973 War Powers Resolution, IBTimes reports.
"The question is whether he committed impeachable acts, and the answer is yes, eight times"
Massie wrote this on X, as quoted by IBTimes.