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Diamond Member
In short, the Answer is YES.
Article II, Section 4:
The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
The Constitution provides that [t]he President, Vice President, and all civil Officers of the United States are subject to removal from office upon impeachment and conviction.<a href="https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S4-2/ALDE_00000689/#ALDF_00013850">1</a> However, neither the text nor early historical sources precisely delineate who qualifies as a civil officer. For example, debates at the Constitutional Convention do not appear to reveal the scope of who may be impeached beyond the provision’s applicability to the President.<a href="https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S4-2/ALDE_00000689/#ALDF_00013851">2</a> And while the Federalist Papers emphasized that the power of impeachment serves as a check on the Executive<a href="https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S4-2/ALDE_00000689/#ALDF_00013852">3</a> and Judicial Branches,<a href="https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S4-2/ALDE_00000689/#ALDF_00013853">4</a> they did not outline exactly what types of officials were considered to be civil officers.<a href="https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S4-2/ALDE_00000689/#ALDF_00013854">5</a>
Hegseth violated NOT only U.S. Military Law, BUT International Law. There is a cell at International Court just waiting for him.
Article II, Section 4:
The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.
The Constitution provides that [t]he President, Vice President, and all civil Officers of the United States are subject to removal from office upon impeachment and conviction.<a href="https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S4-2/ALDE_00000689/#ALDF_00013850">1</a> However, neither the text nor early historical sources precisely delineate who qualifies as a civil officer. For example, debates at the Constitutional Convention do not appear to reveal the scope of who may be impeached beyond the provision’s applicability to the President.<a href="https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S4-2/ALDE_00000689/#ALDF_00013851">2</a> And while the Federalist Papers emphasized that the power of impeachment serves as a check on the Executive<a href="https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S4-2/ALDE_00000689/#ALDF_00013852">3</a> and Judicial Branches,<a href="https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S4-2/ALDE_00000689/#ALDF_00013853">4</a> they did not outline exactly what types of officials were considered to be civil officers.<a href="https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artII-S4-2/ALDE_00000689/#ALDF_00013854">5</a>
Hegseth violated NOT only U.S. Military Law, BUT International Law. There is a cell at International Court just waiting for him.

