Arizona Representative Yassamin Ansari has moved to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, filing six articles that accuse him of misconduct ranging from unlawful military actions to mishandling classified information.
Ansari is a freshman lawmaker representing Arizona's 3rd Congressional District and the only Democratic Iranian American currently serving in Congress.
The six articles of impeachment include allegations of unauthorized war actions against Iran, violations of the law of armed conflict, mishandling sensitive military information, obstruction of congressional oversight, abuse of power, and conduct bringing disrepute to the US armed forces.
A key issue raised by Ansari is a February 28 strike on an elementary school in Iran that reportedly killed more than 165 people, many of them children.
Ansari has tied her stance to both her personal background and constitutional duty, saying that 'the stakes for US servicemembers and our national security, the Iranian people and innocent civilians everywhere, and global stability are too high to ignore.'
