Key senators receive Pete Hegseth's FBI background check days …
An FBI background check for Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, was transmitted to key senators late Friday.
Unredacted affidavit contains previously unreported allegation …
4 days ago · Asked on Wednesday whether she was concerned that the FBI background check into Pete Hegseth provided by the Trump transition was incomplete, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, replied, “I am.”
Susan Collins concerned over FBI's Pete Hegseth background …
4 days ago · Sen. Susan Collins expressed concern that the FBI's Pete Hegseth background report omitted information related to his former sister-in-law alleging drunken behavior and physical intimidation.
Senators receive affidavit containing new allegations against Pete ...
5 days ago · Pete Hegseth on Dec. 18, 2024, in Washington, ... The allegations also raise new questions about the scope and thoroughness of the FBI’s background check of Hegseth, ...
Hegseth’s ex-wife gives new statement to FBI amid scrutiny over …
4 days ago · Pete Hegseth’s ex-wife recently gave a new statement to the FBI about the defense nominee’s alcohol use, according to two sources familiar with the matter, an issue that has become a source of ...
Affidavit by Hegseth's ex-sister-in-law makes new claims about his ...
5 days ago · Danielle Hegseth, Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law, submitted the affidavit in response to a letter from Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., who sought her "personal knowledge about Mr. Hegseth's fitness ...
FBI questions people from Hegseth’s past ahead of Senate …
Jan 11, 2025 · The FBI has interviewed multiple individuals about Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's personal life as part of its background check investigation, asking questions about alleged extramarital ...
FBI did not interview woman who accused Pete Hegseth of
Jan 14, 2025 · The FBI's probe into defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth did not include an interview with a woman who accused the former Fox News anchor of sexual assault in 2017, sources familiar with the ...
Top Senators on Armed Services Panel Briefed on F.B.I. Probe of Hegseth …
Jan 11, 2025 · The top members of the Senate Armed Services Committee were briefed late Friday afternoon on the findings from the F.B.I.’s background check of Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s...
Reed Statement on Abuse Allegations Against Pete Hegseth
4 days ago · WASHINGTON, DC—This week, members of the Senate Armed Services Committee received a sworn affidavit recounting specific incidents of Mr. Pete Hegseth’s alcohol abuse, threatening and abusive behavior toward his second wife, and repeated pattern of offensive public misconduct.The affidavit was submitted in response to a formal request from U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Ranking Member ...