Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment against Hegseth in September, telling WHAS that the war in Iran, ignoring laws to minimize civilian casualties and retaliation against critics for constitutionally protected speech, among other charges, warrant the Pentagon chief's removal.
"It's just an accumulation of things that he's done that are illegal and unconstitutional and reach a level of impeachment," the GOP gadfly said. "And it just got too much."
While a vote on the resolution was derailed by the chamber's departure ahead of the midterms, the vocal Republican critic of the White House says he's restarting the effort.
In a post to X, Massie wrote that Hegseth has two options, face the impeachment push or resign. In response, the military leader struck a defiant tone in a video posting.
"A disgruntled, defeated congressman, along with all his Democrat allies, has also dropped sham articles of impeachment against yours truly. You see, their policies don't work. So their obsession with political theater, disguised as power, drives them to try to destroy their opponent," Hegseth said.
Massie wrote that his impeachment resolution is a "much gentler version of what's coming when Dems control Congress."
As for the resolution's prospects, CNN reports multiple GOP sources have suggested the resolution could pass the House