Did Johnson Just Adjourn Congress for 7 Weeks to Avoid Massie's Impeachment Articles Against Hegseth?
Johnson sent the House home a day early as lawmakers faced a deadline to take up Massie’s impeachment resolution.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson sent the House home a day early as Rep. Thomas Massie’s impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced no immediate consideration. Critics said the adjournment delayed debate until after the midterm election; Johnson called the resolution a publicity stunt.
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Mike Johnson
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House Speaker whose early adjournment delayed consideration of Massie’s impeachment resolution.
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Thomas Massie
R · KY-4
Representative who filed articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth.
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