Jonathan V. Last: Massie's impeachment articles are "a good start"
Jonathan V. LastWriter, The Bulwark
Jonathan V. Last called Massie's impeachment articles against Hegseth "a good start" and said a future Congress should impeach Trump administration officials.
“Thomas Massie just pointed the way for the next Congress... A Democratic-led House should impeach all of the officials around Trump who have committed high crimes and misdemeanors.”
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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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Jonathan V. Last, The Bulwark, on Massie's impeachment articles against Hegseth.
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Written September 16, 2026, in The Bulwark.
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Published as part of a broader Bulwark piece on accountability for Trump administration officials.
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Last explicitly endorses impeaching Hegseth (among other officials), calling Massie's articles "a good start," an express endorsement of the case for impeachment.
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