共和党众议员托马斯·马西（Thomas Massie，肯塔基州）周一表示，在共和党中期选举惨败之后，众议院投票弹劾国防部长皮特·赫格塞斯（Pete Hegseth）的可能性更大了。
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) said Monday that the chances of the House voting to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are better following the Republicans’ sweeping midterm losses.
“我认为，选举让几率增加了，”马西对《华盛顿太阳报》（The Washington Sun）说。“可能有些国会议员想与政府和这场战争拉开一些距离，而这可能是最实际的方式。”
“I think the odds went up because of the election,” Massie told The Washington Sun. “There might be some members of Congress who want to put some daylight between themselves and the administration and this war, and this might be the most practical way.”
但他说，他没有直接与“承诺支持弹劾的共和党人”交谈。马西表示，他预计在与众议院共和党领导层协调后，周一下午在众议院议场重新发起弹劾动议。他说，众议院最早可能在周一晚间或本周晚些时候对该决议进行投票。
But he said he hasn’t spoken “to Republicans directly who are committed to supporting it.”Massie said he expects to renew his impeachment effort on the House floor Monday afternoon after coordinating with House Republican leadership. The House could vote on the resolution as early as Monday night or later this week, he said.
马西表示，根据特权决议程序，众议院领导层必须在两个立法日内处理此事。反对者可以动议搁置该决议，该动议不得辩论，或者将其移交委员会，而不是直接对弹劾进行投票。
Under the procedure for privileged resolutions, House leaders must take up the matter within two legislative days, Massie said. Opponents could move to table the resolution, which is not debatable, or refer it to committee instead of voting directly on impeachment.
如果该决议在两项动议中都幸存下来，或者领导层跳过这两项动议，众议院将最早在周一对弹劾条款进行投票。
If the resolution survives both actions, or if leaders skip them, the House would vote on the articles of impeachment as soon as Monday.
“在我发出通知后，球就在他们那边了，”马西谈到众议院共和党领导层时说，“所以他们有两个立法日。他们可以今晚、明天或后天处理此事。” 这项努力已得到众议院民主党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯（Hakeem Jeffries）的支持，他周日宣布支持。尽管总统唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）公开支持赫格塞斯，但几位共和党人对国防部长的领导力表示了保留。
“The ball is in their court once I give notice,” Massie said of House GOP leaders, “so they have two legislative days. They could deal with it tonight, tomorrow or the next day.”The effort has gained momentum with House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, who announced his support Sunday. Several Republicans have expressed reservations about the defense secretary’s leadership even as President Donald Trump is publicly standing by him.
“我看到一些同事说，@SecWar 赫格塞斯很有效，他们赞同这场战争，所以会投票反对弹劾，”马西周一在一篇帖子中表示。“但问题不在于此。问题在于他是否实施了可被弹劾的行为，答案是肯定的，有八次。”马西九月提出了八项弹劾条款，指控赫格塞斯违宪和滥用职权，包括未经国会授权就开展对伊朗的战争，以及对涉嫌贩毒船只实施非法打击。
“I’ve seen some of my colleagues say @SecWar Hegseth has been effective and they agree with the war, so they’ll vote not to impeach,” Massie said Monday in a post. “That’s not the question though. The question is whether he committed impeachable acts, and the answer is yes, eight times.”Massie introduced eight articles of impeachment in September, accusing Hegseth of constitutional violations and abuses of power, including prosecuting the Iran war without congressional authorization and conducting unlawful strikes against suspected drug-trafficking vessels.
众议院从未对该决议进行表决，因为议长迈克·约翰逊在中期休会前取消了剩余的议程表决。
The House never voted on the resolution after Speaker Mike Johnson canceled the remaining floor votes before the midterm recess.
马西告诉《太阳报》，他必须重新启动这一进程，因为他的九月通知在例行会议期间过期。他表示，更新后的条款与原版“99.99%相同”，仅做了小幅修正。这项努力周日获得重大提振，杰弗里斯宣布支持。
Massie told The Sun he must restart the process because his September notice expired during pro forma sessions. He described the updated articles as “99.99% the same” with minor corrections. The effort got a big boost Sunday when Jeffries announced his support.
“我对赫格塞斯决议投赞成票，”杰弗里斯在ABC的《本周》节目中说。“所谓的国防部长滥用职权，破坏了我们的国家安全，并策划了这场在伊朗发动的鲁莽且代价高昂的选择性战争，导致美国民众物价飞涨，使国家更不安全，”他说。“皮特·赫格塞斯必须下台。”杰弗里斯预计众议院民主党人将给予强力支持，但表示议员们将在周二会面时讨论该决议。
“I’m a hard yes on the Hegseth resolution,” Jeffries said on ABC’s “This Week.”“The so-called secretary of defense has abused his power, undermined our national security and engineered this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran, which has skyrocketed prices on the American people and made the country less safe,” he said. “Pete Hegseth has got to go.”Jeffries predicted strong support among House Democrats but said lawmakers would discuss the resolution when they meet Tuesday.
一些共和党人也对赫格塞斯的领导力表示担忧，尽管很少有人公开承诺支持弹劾。
Some Republicans have also expressed concerns about Hegseth’s leadership, though few have publicly committed to supporting impeachment.
众议院金融服务委员会主席、阿肯色州众议员弗伦奇·希尔周日并未排除支持该决议的可能性。
Rep. French Hill (R-Arkansas), chair of the House Financial Services Committee, on Sunday did not rule out supporting it.
“我想听听关于它的辩论，看看是否值得弹劾，还是采取其他纪律处分，或者由总统采取行动，如果他不能在领导战争部方面做好工作的话，”希尔在CBS的《面对国家》节目中说。希尔表示，他对伊朗战争的处理不满，但说是否解雇赫格塞斯应由总统决定。
“I want to hear the debate on it to see if it merits impeachment versus some other disciplinary action or action by the president if he’s not getting the job done in leading the Department of War,” Hill said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”Hill said he was dissatisfied with the handling of the Iran war but said it would be up to the president to fire Hegseth.
“如果你认为他没有把工作做好，那本身并不意味着他犯了可被弹劾的罪行，”希尔说。“他是行政部门的行政官员，如果他没有以正确的方式履行使命，那么总统应该在那里做出改变。”肯塔基州共和党众议员詹姆斯·科默周五也对赫格塞斯表示担忧，他告诉NewsNation，共和党人正在质疑五角大楼对战争的处理。
“If you don’t think he’s done a good job conducting his job, that doesn’t mean per se that he’s committed an impeachable offense,” Hill said. “He’s an executive officer of the executive branch, and if he’s not conducting his mission in the right way, then the president ought to make a change there.”Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky) also raised concerns about Hegseth on Friday, telling NewsNation that Republicans were questioning the Pentagon’s handling of the war.
“我们完全不知道在伊朗向前推进的战略是什么。没有人对伊朗感到满意，”科默说。“我认为共和党选民对伊朗发生的事情比民主党选民更不满。”马西周一称科默的言论“意义重大”，鉴于该议员担任众议院监督委员会主席的角色。
“We have no idea what the strategy is moving forward in Iran. No one’s happy about Iran,” Comer said. “I think Republican voters are more upset about what’s going on in Iran than the Democrat voters.”Massie called Comer’s remarks “significant” Monday, given the lawmaker’s role as chair of the House Oversight Committee.
然而，特朗普公开支持赫格塞斯，尽管新闻报道称总统私下曾探讨过更换他的可能性。CBS新闻报道说，特朗普曾询问顾问赫格塞斯是否应该留任，并提及佛罗里达州州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯作为可能的继任者。
Trump, however, has publicly stood by Hegseth, even as news reports suggest the president has privately explored replacing him. CBS News reported that Trump has asked advisers whether Hegseth should stay in the job and that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis had been floated as a possible replacement.
“看，我们赢了两场战争。我们赢了委内瑞拉，并已经赚走了数十亿、数十亿、数十亿美元，”特朗普在《60分钟》节目采访中说。他补充道，“我们将继续赚走数十亿美元，并且相处得非常好。你可以称之为领土，也可以随意称呼。”赫格塞斯一直在公开为自己辩护，周四发布了一段视频，指责马西和民主党人在进行政治报复。
“Look, we’ve won two wars. We’ve won Venezuela and taken out billions and billions and billions of dollars already,” Trump said in a “60 Minutes” interview. He added, “And we will be taking out many billions of dollars and get along very well. And, you could call it a territory, you could call it whatever you want.”Hegseth has been publicly defending himself, releasing a video Thursday in which he accused Massie and Democrats of pursuing political revenge.
“这全都是个人毁灭政治，”赫格塞斯说。“这招对特朗普总统没用，对我也没用。你们可以放心。”无论本周弹劾动议是否能让赫格塞斯下台，民主党都誓言，一旦在1月掌控国会，就将展开广泛的国会调查——如果赫格塞斯继续留任，由民主党主导的弹劾行动很可能发生。
“It’s all about the politics of personal destruction,” Hegseth said. “Didn’t work against President Trump, and it won’t work with me. You can rest assured of that.”Whether Hegseth survives the impeachment bid this week, Democrats have vowed extensive congressional investigations when they take control of Congress in January — and if Hegseth remains in the job, a Democrat-led impeachment effort is likely.
华盛顿州众议员亚当·史密斯是众议院军事委员会的民主党首席议员，他表示，如果当选委员会主席，他将恢复监督与调查小组委员会。
Washington Rep. Adam Smith, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, has said he would revive an oversight and investigations subcommittee if chosen to chair the full committee.
“赫格塞斯以令人难以置信的傲慢方式管理五角大楼，”史密斯周五在CNN的《竞技场》节目中说。“他真的惹恼了很多人——共和党人和民主党人都有。”
“Hegseth has ruled the Pentagon in an unbelievably arrogant way,” Smith said Friday on CNN’s “The Arena.”“He has really angered a lot of people — both Republicans and Democrats.”