Brittany Pettersen joins articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth
Brittany PettersenU.S. representative for Colorado’s 7th Congressional District.
In an official release announcing that she joined the introduction of articles of impeachment against Hegseth, Pettersen called him incompetent and his actions reckless.
“Pete Hegseth is wildly incompetent – he’s blindly carrying out Donald Trump’s unauthorized war in Iran that endangers the lives of our troops, our national security, and our standing in the world. His actions are reckless, violate our Constitution and international law, and have created a global crisis.”
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Should Pete Hegseth be impeached?
Members of the House have advanced multiple impeachment proposals involving Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Rep. Shri Thanedar introduced H.Res. 935 in December 2025, Rep. Yassamin Ansari introduced H.Res. 1177 in April 2026, and Rep. Thomas Massie announced in September that he would offer a privileged resolution. The proposals allege distinct conduct involving military operations, oversight, and the handling of sensitive information; the proposals themselves do not establish those allegations. Hegseth disputed the characterization that anyone was “texting war plans,” while Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson called the April effort a charade and, after Massie read his articles on September 15, defended Hegseth’s record without addressing the specific allegations. The dispute is whether the House should impeach Hegseth on the basis of the congressional proposals and available evidence.
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Official congressional press release. It states that Pettersen joined other representatives in introducing articles of impeachment against Hegseth, then attributes the quoted criticism to her. The article list that follows describes allegations, not established facts.
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The release opens by stating that Pettersen joined other House members in introducing articles of impeachment against Hegseth. It attributes the underlying allegations to the release; they are not treated here as established facts.
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Pettersen says Hegseth is unfit, then says he should resign or Congress will remove him. The release then lists the articles’ alleged grounds and links the full text.
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Pettersen’s official release explicitly says that she joined the introduction of articles of impeachment against Hegseth. Her quoted statement calls him incompetent and his actions reckless, directly supporting impeachment under the case’s fixed question.
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The Dispute Index. "Brittany Pettersen joins articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth". First published: 2026-09-19. Last updated: 2026-09-19. https://disputeindex.com/events/1109-in-an-official-release-announcing-that-she-joined