Tag: Hegseth
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Senators react to Gaetz withdrawal and Hegseth allegations
Senators react to Gaetz withdrawal and Hegseth allegations – CBS News Watch CBS News Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina responded to Matt Gaetz’s withdrawal as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general by saying he would “not be a rubber stamp to his nominees.” Still, he would also “not engage in an angry…
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Police report released in sexual assault claim against Pete Hegseth
Police report released in sexual assault claim against Pete Hegseth – CBS News Watch CBS News A police report that details a 2017 allegation of sexual assault against Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, was released Wednesday. In the report, a woman claims she was sexually assaulted by Hegseth in a Northern…
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Pete Hegseth meets with Senate Republicans to secure support for expected nomination as new details emerge around alleged misconduct
Washington — Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, met with senators on Capitol Hill on Thursday as new details emerged about an alleged sexual assault that took place in 2017. Hegseth was accompanied in his meetings by Vice President-elect JD Vance, an Ohio senator, as they seek to…
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Police report details woman’s 2017 allegations against Pete Hegseth, now Trump’s pick for defense secretary
A woman told police she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after he took her phone, blocked the door to a California hotel room and refused to let her leave, according to a detailed investigative report released late Wednesday. Hegseth, a Fox News personality and President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be defense secretary,…
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Trump administration picks Matt Gaetz, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Pete Hegseth and Elon Musk have sexual misconduct allegations in their past
Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Elon Musk are all in line to serve as top government leaders. All have faced varying degrees of sexual misconduct allegations. The president’s picks to carry out his agenda reflect an incoming administration hostile to the norms of the “Me Too” movement. Behavior that might have gotten…
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Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, paid accuser to save job at Fox News, his lawyer says
Fox News host Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to serve as defense secretary, paid a confidential financial settlement to a woman who accused him of sexual assault out of concern that the allegation would lead to his firing from the cable news giant, his lawyer told CBS News. Hegseth’s attorney, Timothy Palatore, said the…
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RFK Jr., Hegseth and Gaetz Cabinet picks draw concern from lawmakers
RFK Jr., Hegseth and Gaetz Cabinet picks draw concern from lawmakers – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday chose Denver-based fracking company CEO Chris Wright to be his Energy secretary. Ali Bauman reports on congressional reaction to some of his other picks, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Pete Hegseth and former…
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Fellow National Guardsman told superiors Hegseth might be “insider threat” before Biden inauguration
A man who in 2021 was a member of the same National Guard unit as Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be defense secretary, confirmed he sent a letter to his superiors warning that a tattoo Hegseth bears indicated that he was a potential “insider threat” ahead of President Biden’s inauguration. The Associated Press…
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Trump seemingly moving forward with Hegseth nomination amid news of past sexual assault probe
Trump seemingly moving forward with Hegseth nomination amid news of past sexual assault probe – CBS News Watch CBS News Trump communications director Steven Cheung on Friday expressed support for defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth after news broke of a sexual assault allegation Hegseth was investigated for in 2017. CBS News political reporter Jake Rosen…
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Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, was investigated for alleged sexual assault in 2017
Monterey, Calif. – Pete Hegseth, the Army veteran turned Fox News host selected by President-elect Donald Trump to be defense secretary during his second term was investigated for an alleged sexual assault in 2017, Monterey, Calif. officials confirmed. In response to multiple public record requests to the city, including one from CBS News, officials released…