Impeaching Peter B. Hegseth, Secretary of Defense of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

In his conduct of the office of Secretary of Defense of the United States, Peter B. Hegseth, in violation of his constitutional oath faithfully to execute the office of Secretary of Defense and, to the best of his ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States, and in violation of his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed, has engaged in high crimes and misdemeanors in that—

(1) lacking lawful authority, and in direct contravention of Article I of the Constitution, which vests in the Congress the sole power to declare war, and the War Powers Resolution, Peter B. Hegseth has willfully participated in and directed the initiation and escalation of armed hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran—which is a brutal regime that terrorizes its own people—without a declaration of war or specific statutory authorization by the Congress;

(2) he has failed to seek or obtain meaningful consultation with Congress prior to such actions, thereby usurping legislative authority and undermining the separation of powers;

(3) he has authorized, supported, and advanced military operations lacking defined objectives, lawful authorization, or clear strategic necessity, knowingly exposing members of the Armed Forces of the United States to substantial and foreseeable risk of injury or death;

(4) he has endorsed and facilitated operational plans involving extreme and unnecessary risk to United States personnel and interests, including potential ground operations within Iran, thereby recklessly endangering the lives of American servicemembers deployed in combat operations and stationed throughout the Middle East; and

(5) he has demonstrated a willful disregard for the Constitution, abused the powers of his office, and acted in a manner grossly incompatible with the rule of law.