Impeaching Peter B. Hegseth, Secretary of Defense of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.

This resolution proposes the impeachment of Secretary of Defense Peter B. Hegseth for high crimes and misdemeanors, outlining two distinct articles of impeachment. The first article, murder and conspiracy to murder , alleges that Secretary Hegseth ordered a campaign of lethal strikes and extrajudicial killings against small boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean. These operations, conducted without legal or congressional authorization, reportedly included the deliberate killing of shipwrecked survivors, which is a direct violation of the Department of Defense's Law of War Manual and longstanding international law. The resolution asserts that these actions constitute a betrayal of trust, a violation of criminal laws, and an imperilment of fundamental civil-military relations. The second article charges Secretary Hegseth with reckless and unlawful mishandling of classified information . It details his participation in a commercial messaging app (Signal) group chat with other high-ranking officials and a journalist, where highly sensitive operational information regarding imminent airstrikes in Yemen was discussed. Secretary Hegseth is specifically accused of detailing target information, weapons systems, and attack sequencing, which was subsequently published by the journalist. This conduct allegedly endangered members of the Armed Forces, undermined good order and morale, and demonstrated a profound lack of professionalism at the highest levels of national command authority, warranting his removal from office.