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Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth calls move to impeach him 'sabotage'
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday called moves to impeach him over abuse of power in the Iran war a farce that would fail. The Pentagon chief slammed the move as a "political spectacle" by an outgoing congressional opponent of President Donald Trump.
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