“No… secretary of defense has ever been impeached for carrying out lawful military operations,” said Hegseth, who is facing impeachment for allegedly carrying out unlawful military operations.

  • OBJECTION!@lemmy.ml
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    17 hours ago

    Yes, dumbass. He was the head of the head of the DoD, he was the commander-in-chief, with full authority to appoint whoever he wanted to be secretary of defense and to overrule them, literally whenever he felt like.

    Do you not understand how the government works? Whatever happened to “The buck stops here?”