Attorney General Todd Blanche held a press conference where he was asked about Thomas Massie's articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth.
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VINCESep 16, 2026
Multiple sources report that Attorney General Todd Blanche held a White House Rose Garden press conference on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, where he was questioned about Rep. Thomas Massie's articles of impeachment against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The post's 'yesterday' resolves to September 15, and the extraction faithfully matches the passage.
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… So, so that, I mean, that's obviously kind of a goofball effort. It's not going anywhere, but just amazing that that continues to be the case. So all these guys are trying to impeach President Trump and Pete Hegseth. Just remarkable. Todd Blanche was asked about this yesterday, the Attorney General of the United States. He did a press conference, and he goes, "Who? What? Massey?" And then he just rolls his eyes. Cut eight. Watch this. "Congressman Thomas Massey today introduced articles of impeachment against sex secretary Hexa." "Who did?" "Thomas Massey." …
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Supports. CNN reports that Blanche helmed a White House Rose Garden press briefing and defended Hegseth after Rep. Thomas Massie brought articles of impeachment against him.[2]
Supports. Mediaite and Yahoo report that Blanche was confronted during a press conference he led Tuesday over Massie's impeachment effort, with New York Post reporter Steven Nelson asking the questions.[3][4]
Supports. Meaww and UPI describe Blanche being asked about the impeachment articles at the Rose Garden news conference and responding 'Who did?' before a reporter clarified it was Massie.[5][6]
Context. Reuters refers to Blanche as acting attorney general in August 2026, while other coverage calls him Attorney General in September; this does not affect the claim's core assertion about the press conference.[1]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1Blanche's path to confirmation narrows as key US ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Kash Patel spars with lawmakers in Senate hearing | CNN Politicscnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 3Blanche Faces Grilling on Hegseth Impeachment Push and Trump's Claim Dems Plotted to Kill Himmediaite.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Blanche Faces Grilling on Hegseth Impeachment Push and Trump's ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Todd Blanche defends Pete Hegseth after Thomas Massie's impeachment push over Iran warnews.meaww.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6Rep. Thomas Massie introduces impeachment against Pete Hegsethupi.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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