Representative Massie's articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Peter Hegseth, referred to the House Judiciary Committee, allege he executed unlawful orders in Iran, Venezuela, Yemen, and the Caribbean without congressional authorization — including strikes that killed more than 200 civilians at an Iranian elementary school and at least 243 people aboard vessels suspected of drug smuggling. The articles also charge him with dismantling civilian-protection safeguards, retaliating against Senator Mark Kelly for saying troops can refuse illegal orders, and operating under a boast of "maximum lethality, not tepid legality."