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Hegseth accuses Massie of carrying out personal vendetta in impeachment effort

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attacked Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) on Tuesday in response to the outgoing lawmaker’s efforts to impeach him over his handling of the war with Iran and broader U.S.…

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