Details on allegations that led to Pete Hegseth being compelled out of veterans charity
CBS News confirms President-elect Donald Trump’s alternative for protection secretary, Pete Hegseth, was compelled to step down from a veterans nonprofit after being accused of alcohol abuse, sexual misconduct, and mismanaging the group’s cash. That’s on high of a earlier sexual assault allegation. Hegseth’s lawyer tells CBS News he denies the allegations. CBS News political reporter Katrina Kaufman has extra.
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