Pete Hegseth speaks for first time since New Yorker report on alleged misconduct

CBS News has confirmed that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choose to function the following U.S. protection secretary, was pressured to step down from a earlier management function with a nonprofit resulting from accusations of monetary mismanagement, sexual impropriety and repeated intoxication whereas on the job. "The New Yorker" first reported the allegations. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion spoke with Hegseth on Capitol Hill.

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