Democrat whose parents fled Iran moves to oust Hegseth
A Democratic congresswoman whose parents fled the regime of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini decades ago announced Monday she would file articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth for alleged...
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A Democratic congresswoman whose parents fled the regime of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini decades ago announced Monday she would file articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth for alleged war crimes amid the current conflict. Rep. Yassamin Ansari of Arizona previously told the New York Times she initially "felt a rush of hope, but also unease" when she learned Americans and Israelis had taken out Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in February. But she has since been harshly critical of how the Trump administration has overseen the conflict , including President Donald Trump’s Easter message to what’s left of Iranian leadership to "open the f---ing Strait" of Hormuz by Tuesday or risk strikes on critical infrastructure. "Donald Trump’s deranged statements — including one on Easter Sunday — are further entrenching our country and our world in another devastating, never-ending war," Ansari said in a statement announcing her plans to impeach Hegseth. 77-YEAR-OLD HOUSE DEM FACING YOUNGER PRIMARY CHALLENGERS SEEKS TO IMPEACH DONALD TRUMP Ansari claimed Trump is threatening war crimes in violation of the Geneva Convention and has already committed " illegal actions and atrocities already committed at his direction — including violence that has destroyed schools, hospitals, and critical civilian infrastructure." "As the daughter of Iranian immigrants who fled this regime, and as an American Congresswoman who swore an oath to the United States Constitution, I know that this cannot go on," she said. Ansari's father was a medical student studying in the United States when the Iranian Revolution broke out and couldn't return to Iran, while her mother fled and was sent to live with another family in Delaware at age 17 after the Khomeini regime continually restricted women's rights, according to the UK Guardian. Ansari urged invocation of the 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office and said she would file articles of impeachment and seek to formally impeach Hegseth "nex…