Rep. Maxine Waters Maxine Moore WatersPelosi: House will stay in session until agreement is reached on coronavirus relief Omar invokes father's death from coronavirus in reaction to Woodward book Business groups increasingly worried about death of filibuster MORE (D-Calif.) blasted President Trump Donald John TrumpBarr criticizes DOJ in speech declaring all agency power 'is invested in the attorney general' Military leaders asked about using heat ray on protesters outside White House: report Powell warns failure to reach COVID-19 deal could 'scar and damage' economy MORE’s Republican allies in Congress on Monday, saying they would be responsible if the U.S. and Iran go to war.

Waters cited the departures from the Pentagon of former Defense Secretary James Mattis James Norman MattisBiden courts veterans amid fallout from Trump military controversies Trump says he wanted to take out Syria's Assad but Mattis opposed it Gary Cohn: 'I haven't made up my mind' on vote for president in November MORE and other officials in arguing that Republicans should not follow Trump's lead.

“OK Repubs. Keep shielding & protecting this impeached prez despite his lies (15k); despite his unilaterally pulling out of Iran deal; despite weak answers on imminent danger; despite Mattis quitting, now Pentagon CoS quits; you are going to be responsible for dragging us to war!”

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OK Repubs. Keep shielding & protecting this impeached prez despite his lies (15k); despite his unilaterally pulling out of Iran deal; despite weak answers on imminent danger; despite Mattis quitting, now Pentagon CoS quits; you are going to be responsible for dragging us to war! — Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) January 6, 2020

The Pentagon announced Monday that Eric Chewning, chief of staff to Defense Secretary Mark Esper Mark EsperOvernight Defense: Trump hosts Israel, UAE, Bahrain for historic signing l Air Force reveals it secretly built and flew new fighter jet l Coronavirus creates delay in Pentagon research for alternative to 'forever chemicals' Oldest living US World War II veteran turns 111 Overnight Defense: US marks 19th anniversary of 9/11 attacks | Trump awards Medal of Honor to Army Ranger for hostage rescue mission | Bahrain, Israel normalizing diplomatic ties MORE, will leave his position at the end of the month, with Jen Stewart, the top GOP staffer for the House Armed Services Committee, set to replace him.

The “weak answers on imminent danger” refers to claims by Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoThe Hill's Morning Report - Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association - Pence lauds Harris as 'experienced debater'; Trump, Biden diverge over debate prep Trump's foreign policy successes confound his detractors It's time for a Jackson-Vanik Amendment for China MORE that the U.S. killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani due to “imminent danger” of an attack that would put American troops at risk. Pompeo has declined to elaborate on the evidence and members of Congress have cast doubt on its validity.

Iran has threatened retaliation for the killing of Soleimani, while Trump tweeted over the weekend that any response would be met with targeted attacks on 52 unspecified targets, including those of cultural significance.