Why I missed Pete Hegseth’s impeachment vote — Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi missed the House vote on articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth to attend a San Francisco veterans event where she received an award.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi missed Tuesday’s vote on articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to attend a veterans event in San Francisco, Newsweek reports.

The House voted 211-204 to refer eight articles introduced by Republican Representative Thomas Massie to the Judiciary Committee, effectively halting the effort.

Pelosi was among 11 Democrats recorded as not voting. Eight more votes against the motion would have defeated it.

“Speaker Emerita Pelosi returned to San Francisco to join and honor local veterans at Swords to Plowshares’ 30th Annual Veterans Day Celebration tonight, an important and longstanding district tradition she regularly attends and will mark for the last time as a Member of Congress by receiving the Lifetime Advocate for Veterans Award,” her spokesman Ian Krager said.

Krager said Pelosi supported impeaching Hegseth and would have voted against the referral to committee.

Hegseth has denied the allegations, including violating the War Powers Resolution, calling the impeachment effort “a farce” and “a stunt.”