…but by whom?

Secretary of Defense errr…. War, Pete Hegseth avoided an impending impeachment vote today. The house voted 211 – 204 to send the articles of impeachment to committee, effectively killing it until the next legislative session (ABC News).

11 Democrats and 7 Republicans missed the vote.

U.S. Representative Melanie Stansbury from New Mexico took to X to explain her absence. “Like other Members of Congress, Rep. Stansbury was blocked from entering the Capitol to vote due a traffic incident and a police escort of a bus during the vote. When she reached the chamber the vote had just gaveled out. She immediately filed a report of her vote of ‘NO’ to the motion meant to kill the impeachment articles and refer them to the Judiciary Committee, as documented in the Congressional Record,” the statement on X reads. Newsweek

Other democrats interviewed also cited the traffic incident and police escorted bus. It’s as if the powers didn’t want Hegseth’s impeachment to proceed.

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