Senators on the Armed Service Committee received affidavit on Tuesday from the former sister-in-law Pete HegsethWho said the Defense Minister’s possible behavior made his second wife fear for her safety, NBC News reported.
Danielle Hegseth, the former sister-in-law who was previously married to Hegseth’s brother and retained the surname, filed the affidavit in response to a letter from Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., requesting a “statement attesting to your personal knowledge.” About the suitability of Mr. Hegseth to hold this important position. Hegseth has denied the allegation.
In an edited version of the affidavit reviewed by NBC News, Danielle Hegseth said she “chose to come forward publicly, at great personal sacrifice, because I am deeply concerned about what Hegseth’s confirmation will mean for our military and our country.”
Many of the descriptions she provided in the affidavit about Hegseth’s alleged erratic and threatening behavior against his ex-wife, Samantha Hegseth, she also relayed to the FBI shortly after his first confirmation hearing, where he had to answer questions related to the allegations of the charges against him. Sugar and Sexual assault.
“As I have said for months, reports regarding Mr. Hegseth’s history of alleged sexual assaults, alcohol abuse, and general misconduct require a thorough background investigation,” Reid said in a statement Tuesday. “I was concerned that the background check process was inadequate, and this sworn statement confirms that fact.”
She added: “The alleged pattern of abuse and misconduct by Mr Hegseth is disturbing.” “This behavior would disqualify any service member from holding any leadership position in the military, let alone confirmation as Secretary of Defense.”
When NBC News reached out to Samantha Hegseth for comment, she responded, “There was no physical abuse in my marriage. This is the only additional statement I will make to you. I have told you that I do not and will not talk about my marriage to Pete. Please respect that.” decision.”
Pete Hegseth’s attorney, Tim Parlatore, dismissed Danielle Hegseth as a “far-left, anti-Trump Democrat who is divorced from Mr. Hegseth’s brother and has never gotten along with the Hegseth family” with an “ax to grind” and her affidavit as just another false accusation.
The Armed Services Committee voted Monday to advance Hegseth’s nomination to a full Senate vote, which is expected to take place early Thursday. The committee’s chairman, Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mo., told NBC that he would not hold another hearing on allegations that were “anonymous, unsubstantiated and inconsistent with some of the court documents that were recorded in the hearing transcript.”
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