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Pete Hegseth 'Angling for Senate Seat' Amid Fears Democrats Will Impeach Him After Midterm Elections · Fresh Intelligence

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[SPEAKER_00]: Secretary of War Pete Heggsett's career could be in jeopardy, so he's considering a new trajectory.
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[SPEAKER_00]: With the mid-terms approaching and Democrats polling favorably, investigations into President Trump's cabinet could potentially be opened.
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[SPEAKER_00]: To dodge impeachment, Heggsett is reportedly angling for a seat in Congress, according to radaronline.com.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Heggseth is hopeful to receive a nomination to fill Senator Marsha Blackburn's seat if she wins the Gubernatorial Election in Tennessee.
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[SPEAKER_00]: However, before too much prodding, Heggseth could be removed from his position anyway.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Republicans are hoping Trump will fire Heggseth before Democrats get a chance to impeach him journalistly and called well-reported.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Heggseth's Tennessee roots are under question since he only lived in the state for three
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[SPEAKER_00]: Caldwell noted that Heggseth attended a university of Tennessee football game with Blackburn this month.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Rep. Tim Birchett is also interested in Blackburn's seat and has been campaigning across the state.
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[SPEAKER_00]: As for polling likelihood, Blackburn is leading, but Democrats are winning in many areas across the country.
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[SPEAKER_00]: Heggseth has also faced scrutiny over his involvement in a Pentagon investigation into Elon Musk's Starlink operations.