# How impeachment of a Cabinet secretary like Hegseth works

https://mins.news/en/item/136485

- CNN, 2026-11-10 01:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/11/09/politics/pete-hegseth-impeachment-congress?Date=20261110&Profile=CNN

> A key Republican lawmaker introduced articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week. If impeached, he could become the third Cabinet official in US history to face impeachment.

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