Thomas Massie has accused US defense secretary of illegally waging war without congressional authorization and abusing his powers<\/p>\n
Pete Hegseth has dismissed a bid to impeach him as a \u201cpolitical spectacle\u201d, accusing the Republican lawmaker who moved to force a vote of trying to stage a \u201cshow trial\u201d.<\/p>\n
At a press conference on Tuesday, the US defense secretary \u2013 accused of illegally waging war without congressional authorization, and abusing his powers \u2013 claimed he was simply being pursued by political opponents of Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
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