Rachel E. VanLandingham
Role at the time: Professor of law and retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, writing an opinion column
Statement summary
In a signed opinion column, law professor and retired Air Force officer Rachel VanLandingham argued that Hegseth should be impeached over his threats to court-martial Sen. Mark Kelly. The characterisation of those threats is hers.
“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should be impeached for his abusive threats to court-martial Navy combat veteran Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., in retaliation for the senator’s participation in a video reminding service members of their extant legal duty to disobey unlawful orders.”
Signed opinion column. The author is identified on the page as a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, professor of law at Southwestern Law School and president emerita of the National Institute of Military Justice. The column states her own view, not the outlet’s.
Why we used this label
Relative to whether the House should impeach Hegseth, VanLandingham states in her own voice that he should be impeached. The column is her position, not her outlet’s.