WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 9, 2026) — Representative Thomas Massie reintroduced eight articles of impeachment against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth today and urged House members to vote to impeach him. Massie has invoked House Rule IX, which will force a House floor vote on the articles by Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
Free Speech For People, the Removal Coalition, FLARE USA, and Bruce Fein, a constitutional scholar and former associate deputy attorney general under President Ronald Reagan, have endorsed the articles of impeachment.
Massie, a Kentucky Republican, introduced the articles on September 15, citing the following high crimes and misdemeanors:
- Unconstitutionally usurping Congress’s powers to declare war, coordinating and assisting with attacks on Iran and Yemen without congressional authorization;
- Refusing to withdraw U.S. forces from Iran after Congress directed their removal;
- Continuing to illegally wage war in Iran beyond statutory deadlines laid out in the War Powers Resolution of 1973;
- Committing war and humanitarian crimes, including ignoring laws to minimize civilian casualties and intentionally killing shipwreck survivors in the Caribbean;
- Abusing his power by intimidating Sen. Mark Kelly for practicing his right to free speech; and
- Directing the unauthorized kidnapping of Nicolás Maduro—a sovereign foreign leader—and his wife, Cilia Flores.
Free Speech For People is urging lawmakers to support Massie’s articles regardless of party. Hegseth has committed multiple abuses of power and must be impeached and removed from public office immediately.