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As far as the media is concerned, it’s very simple,
said Hegseth, who was on Capitol Hill to meet with senators tasked with weighing whether to approve him as the next U.S. defense secretary
The matter was fully investigated, and I was completely cleared, and that’s where I’m going to leave it,
he saidJANE DOE remembered saying 'no' a lot,
the report said
Hegseth took her phone from her hands. Jane Doe stated she got up and tried to leave the room, but Hegseth blocked the door with his body. Jane Doe remembers saying ‘no’ a lot,
the document said
Mr. Hegseth is innocent, eyewitness and video evidence confirms that she was the aggressor, and years later, she extorted Mr. Hegseth for money. Our position on this had been consistent for the past 7 years,
he said in a statement
This police report confirms what I have said all along that the incident was fully investigated and police found the allegations to be false, which is why no charges were filed."
In a statement to Mediaite after the site obtained the report, Parlatore said
Jane Doe's next memory was when she was on a bed or a couch and Hegseth was over her,
the police report saysAlthough an allegation was made, it was fully investigated and Pete was cleared. This unfortunate episode should have zero impact on the confirmation process."
Parlatore previously told NewsweekDoe remembered having her phone and Hegseth inquired to whom Doe was texting,
the report said
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I do think it’s smart politics for the president to pick a fight with Congress — he is a change agent that people sent to disrupt, and there are few institutions people dislike more than Congress. But he undercuts that message when he wants to have a fight over Matt Gaetz,
said Marc Short, an NBC News contributor who was former Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staffThe president wants these nominees in his administration, and it is our job to make that happen,
Addressing the potential difficulty of getting some of Trump’s controversial picks confirmed, another transition official saidFrom the last couple of decades we’ve gone from not disclosing payments for nannies as being disqualifying to now, I just think the people around the president know he wants to see them fight through bad news cycles,
Short addedHe will continue to stand behind them as they fight against all those who seek to derail the MAGA agenda,
Leavitt added
I said in my announcement speech that I have so many skeletons in my closet that if they could all vote, I could run for king of the world.”
Kennedy responded to the allegation against him over the summer by sayingI am not a church boy.”
Asked about the allegation on a podcast this summer, Kennedy responded by brushing it aside, sayingIt’s a very scary time for young men in America when you can be guilty of something that you may not be guilty of,
Trump told reportersYou can be somebody that was perfect your entire life, and somebody could accuse you of something,
he said