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Veterans demand harshest punishment possible for Hegseth: ‘Those are war crimes’

Veterans and senior military officers who were purged from the Pentagon say firing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth isn’t enough. As calls grow for Hegseth to leave the Pentagon, veterans groups and some of the officers he pushed out told MS NOW that the new Congress needs to hold him accountable – whether or not he keeps his job – by impeaching him, convicting him and then barring him from ever holding office again. “There is no pathway back to an effective and respected DOD with Hegseth as the secretary of war,” one purged military leader said. “Many military leaders blame Congress as much as

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