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Posted on 11/11/2026 6:04:35 AM PST by mac_truck
On the "Verdict" podcast, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) told Ben Ferguson that Democrats are likely to make impeaching Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth their first order of business when the House returns, predicting that the votes are already there to impeach him.
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BEN FERGUSON: Now, Senator, let's talk about what impeachment looks like outside of the president. You can hear Jeffries there. He's making it clear this is their bullseye. They want him gone. You said it takes a simple majority. That happens in the House. Then, what would happen next? Is it the same procedures as when they go after Donald Trump?
SEN. TED CRUZ: Yes. So, it takes a majority in the House to impeach Pete Hegseth. If that happens, it then goes to the Senate, and the Senate has the responsibility of conducting the trial. Now, if it happens now during the lame duck, it's possible that the majority, still under Republican control, could dispose of it, depending on the timing. If that happens, it wouldn't surprise me if Hegseth is still in office, if they impeach him again come January, so that Schumer would be in charge of the trial. I expect if Schumer has the option of conducting a trial, I would anticipate that he would conduct an extended trial, that he would spend real time, weeks if not months, using the trial to prosecute, number one, their opposition to the Iran war.
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So what if impeached? He wont be convicted.
Hegseth has performed a great job in getting rid of military deadwood in the Pentagon.
The impeachment has already been shot down by the House.
Yes, the one with the useless Repukelicans in it... wait until January.
Anyone still on the Cruz wagon?
What a maroon.
Singing songe of defeat after doing nothing to secure the Save America Act or to achieve Trump’s/America’s priorities. Epic fail by the “All About Me” Canadian showboater.
It takes a simple majority in the House to impeach. So of course Hegseth will be impeached once the radical Democrats take over. Trump probably will be, too. And maybe also a few other administration officials.
The only question is how much of a fight the dysfunctional Republicans will put up in the Senate. It takes 2/3 there to convict. The Republicans should be able to prevent that.
“…...the newly elected House in January will impeach Hegseth and likely other Trump cabinet officials.”
And just like that everything was will suddenly become “affordable”!
IMPEACHMENT DEFEAT: The Republican-led House narrowly rejected Republican Rep. Thomas Massie’s resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the U.S. war with Iran. At a news conference this morning, Hegseth called the effort “a farce” and a “stunt” aimed at damaging President Donald Trump.
I think Trump will soft fire him by allowing him to resign and nudging him towards that decision.
The Republicans should be able to prevent that.
All it takes now is about 15 GOP Senators voting to convict.
There’s a good chance it happens, or they simply march to the White House and tell Trump that he won’t have the votes this time.
bttt
Democrats are attempting to burn down the Country.
House Impeachment (Indictment)
• What it means: The House of Representatives votes (by a simple majority) to approve articles of impeachment, charging the official with treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.
• Immediate consequence: The official is impeached (similar to receiving a formal indictment or charge), not removed from office. They continue to hold their position and perform their duties unless they resign or are separately removed.
Senate Trial and Conviction
• What it means: The Senate holds a trial (with the Chief Justice of the United States presiding if the impeached person is the president). Conviction requires a two-thirds supermajority vote of the senators present.
• Immediate consequence (Removal): If convicted, the official is automatically removed from office. No criminal charges or punishment.
Then it’s your job to make sure he’s not convicted you milquetoast slob.
Only if Trump has lost his senses and wants to help the left destroy America.
And that’s the point I no longer vote GOP. Ever.
Stuff it Cruz. Hegseth has committed no high crimes nor misdemeanor crimes.
Impeachment is not for policy or personality disagreements
I thought you were smarter than that.
You’ve been paying attention to what the SEditionist have been saying. Will their illegitimate claim work?
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