Pete Hegseth’s Controversies Threaten to Derail Defense-Secretary Bid

Republican senators said that they want closer scrutiny of President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Defense secretary and signaled the next few days could be critical for determining whether Pete Hegseth has enough support to be confirmed.

The former Fox News host was an unconventional choice for the top Pentagon job, as he has never led a large government agency, but the debate about his qualifications has been overshadowed by allegations related to his personal life. A 2017 sexual-assault allegation, which he later paid his accuser to keep secret, blindsided Trump...

Mainstream Media Duped by Decade-Old Jealous Screed from Former Pete Hegseth Coworker

After President-elect Donald Trump’s landslide victory, the mainstream media have turned their attention to trying to take down his cabinet picks, recently focusing their sights on Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth.

Breitbart News has learned the New Yorker is preparing to publish a massive hit piece on Hegseth, using decade-old allegations made by a jealous former coworker that is now being recirculated to media as he prepares for Senate confirmation.

Trump Cabinet appointees targeted in violent threats: transition team

Several people who have been nominated for Cabinet positions in President-elect Donald Trump’s upcoming administration have reportedly been targeted in “violent, unamerican” threats to their lives and those of their family members, Trump’s transition team said Wednesday.

The threats were reportedly made Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, a Trump transition team spokesperson said. The attacks ranged from bomb threats to “swatting.”

'No Part of FBI Is Safe': Trump's Possible Pick Alarms Former Official

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe expressed concern about Kash Patel, who is reportedly being considered for FBI leadership in Donald Trump's upcoming administration.

Speaking on CNN's The Source on Thursday, McCabe said: "No part of the FBI's mission is safe with Kash Patel in any position of leadership in the FBI and certainly not in the deputy director's job.

Mehmet Oz's controversial health claims, from the HCG diet to green coffee extract

It was a surprising pick among many surprising picks. This week, President-elect Donald Trump announced his choice to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Dr. Mehmet Oz, who is as famous for the “America’s Doctor” moniker as he is for the number of dubious health claims he’s made from that perch over the years. 

Pete Hegseth meets with Senate Republicans to secure support for expected nomination as new details emerge around alleged misconduct

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.

Police report reveals new details about Pete Hegseth assault claim

A newly released police report from 2017 alleges that Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News host and nominee for secretary of defense, blocked the woman who accused him of sexual assault from leaving the hotel room and took her phone before the encounter that he denies was anything but consensual.

Hegseth, 44, who President-elect Donald Trump selected to be the next defense secretary, told police at the time that the encounter had been consensual and denied wrongdoing. The identity of the alleged victim has not been released publicly.

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