The future of Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Defense, is now uncertain.
With the following the revelation of a 2017 sexual assault allegation, the liberal media are screaming about it from the rooftops.
This looks like another predictable character assassination attempt, but there seems to be internal turmoil within Trump’s transition team.
The Monterey police investigated the claim but no criminal charges were filed.
Turns out the transition team was reportedly caught off guard by the complaint.
This raising concerns about a lack of proper vetting.
Was this an attempt to sneak someone in to make Trump’s team look bad?
Or just another false accusation?
Trump team weighs picking Hegseth as Defense Department chief after sexual assault allegation resurfaces.
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The Washington Post reports:
Monterey police confirmed that they investigated Hegseth over an allegation of “alleged sexual assault” in 2017 and that the incident did not result in criminal charges.
The transition team was caught by surprise by the detailed allegations and now fears more negative revelations about Hegseth, said the person familiar with the complaint. “There’s a lot of frustration around this,” the person said. “He hadn’t been properly vetted.”
Tim Parlatore, an attorney for Hegseth, said Friday that the assault allegation was “fully investigated and found not to be true.” Asked whether Hegseth sought a nondisclosure agreement with the woman, Parlatore said that “there’s no other skeletons to come out.” He added, “There’s no reason to withdraw that I’m aware of.”
The president-elect was not told about the extent of the sexual misconduct allegation before he chose Hegseth as the Pentagon nominee because no private firm vetted him, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retaliation.
Trump communications director Steven Cheung said in a statement that Trump is standing by Hegseth.
“President Trump is nominating high-caliber and extremely qualified candidates to serve in his Administration,” Cheung said. “Mr. Hegseth has vigorously denied any and all accusations, and no charges were filed. We look forward to his confirmation as United States Secretary of Defense so he can get started on Day One to Make America Safe and Great Again.”
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They're attacking Pete Hegseth for having a tattoo of the Jerusalem Cross, a Christian symbol that dates back to the 13th century.
These people are nothing but anti-Christian bigots. https://t.co/g7eKTLHpJJ pic.twitter.com/yR3XIGY0Bx
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) November 15, 2024
Here’s some clarity on the “whYtE sUpReEmAcEE” symbol:
Whoopi Goldberg isn’t too happy about this pick.
In fact, she spouts of false info, that luckily those in the comments brought to light.
The fact that Whoopi Goldberg sat there on The View and told this lie about Pete Hegseth is complete insanity. Pete is not only a Fox News host. He is also a 21-year veteran of the United States Army, and he’s an army officer. Some basic research by the people at ABC or Whoopi… pic.twitter.com/OPXEVjA7yk
— DEL (@delinthecity_) November 13, 2024
I’m sensing a theme.
Whoever President Trump picks, the liberal media seems to really hate them.
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