Hegseth Faces Impeachment, Trump Warns Democrats & ICE Detains 8-Year-Old

SPEAKER_1 (0:12)

I hope you can catch them all.

Thank you. Let's quote the Bible in Quentin Tarantino fashion and do some pull-ups and call everybody fat and gay.

Mimi Brown (0:23)

And President Trump has a warning for Democrats preparing to investigate his administration.

Robert Garcia (0:28)

Massey is a loser, stone-cold loser.

Mimi Brown (0:31)

And an eight-year-old boy goes to a routine immigration appointment, but what happens next leaves his family searching for answers.

SPEAKER_4 (0:38)

We are living under a cloud of terror.

Mimi Brown (0:43)

It's Wednesday, November 11th. From The Black Effect Podcast Network, I'm Mimi Brown. And here are the day's biggest stories. Stay with me.

We begin in Washington where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could face an impeachment vote as early as this week. Republican Congressman Tom Massey introduced eight articles of Impeachment Monday accusing Hegseth of illegally continuing the war in Iran without congressional approval. The charges also include the alleged kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and deadly strikes on suspected drug boats. The House now has two days to take up the issue.

And Massey says what he's doing now is nothing compared to what could happen when the Democrats take control of Congress in January.

SPEAKER_1 (1:32)

I'm being polite here. What is an impeachment? An impeachment is just firing somebody, really. You don't go to prison. You don't go to jail.

You don't pay a fine. Okay. When the Democrats get in charge, they are going to be very vicious.

If Pete Hegseth doesn't leave, and this is the answer to your question, will it work? I hope for his sake it does work, because the Democrats are going to bring people in here who have served under him and with him, give them protection. They'll be able to say what he's actually done, the things that he has ignored, the things that he did that caused civilian casualties, the way he's, you know, ignored the laws, and then there'll be a full robust trial over in the Senate.

Mimi Brown (2:14)

Hegseth calls the impeachment effort a sham, and President Trump is defending him.

SPEAKER_4 (2:19)

Not even a little bit.

Mimi Brown (2:21)

I think it would destroy the Democrat Party if they did that.

Robert Garcia (2:25)

It's impeachment for no reason.

Mimi Brown (2:27)

The impeachment doesn't automatically mean removal from the office. The House would first have to approve the charges, and then two-thirds of the Senate would have to vote to remove Hegseth.

And speaking of political battles ahead in Washington, President Trump has a message for Democrats. If you come after me, don't be surprised if investigators come after you.

So here's what's happening. Democrats are preparing to take control of Congress in January, and they're already talking about launching investigations into Trump and members of his administration. That could mean congressional hearings, subpoenas, and demands for documents about decisions made by the White House. But Trump and Attorney General Todd Blanch are warning Democrats that they could face criminal investigations themselves if they cross the line. So think about what's happening here. One side is preparing to investigate the administration, while the administration is warning that those investigations could bring legal trouble for the people conducting them. But incoming House Oversight Committee Chairman Robert Garcia says he's not intimidated.

Robert Garcia (3:32)

What Todd Blanch is doing right now is a threat.

He's threatening our committee. He's trying to stop us from doing real oversight. He is the person that should be reading the Constitution, because the Constitution makes it very clear that it's our job in the Congress to conduct oversight of the executive and the administration. And the fact that he won't recognize that, all he wants to do is protect Donald Trump, is protect Donald Trump's cabinet and administration officials. That is not his job, I want to remind him. They can come after us however they want. We're not going to be intimidated.

Mimi Brown (4:01)

And this just isn't another political fight in Washington. Government corruption was a major concern for voters in the midterm elections. According to a CBS exit poll, nearly 9 in 10 voters said corruption was a major factor in their decision, putting it right alongside the cost of living. So while Washington prepares for another round of investigations, voters will be watching to see whether those investigations actually uncover wrongdoing or simply turn into another political showdown.

And lastly, let's go to San Diego, California where an immigration case involving an 8-year-old boy is raising some very serious questions. And what makes this story especially troubling is that the little boy wasn't arrested for committing a crime. He was simply going to an immigration appointment with his uncle. This child is from Haiti and his uncle has been taking care of him since his father was deported last year.