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US Republican Thomas Massie launches bid to impeach Pete Hegseth

France 24 Tuesday 10 November 2026, 10:42 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read

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US Republican Thomas Massie moved Monday, November 9, to force a vote to impeach Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, pressing his fellow Republicans to remove one of the Trump administration's most prominent figures following sweeping election losses blamed in part on fallout from the war in Iran. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Washington Fraser Jackson has more.

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