‘You have been nonetheless married, right?’: Kaine grills Hegseth on previous affair

Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) questioned if Pete Hegseth, Trump’s decide to be protection secretary, will uphold the oath of workplace, if confirmed. During a affirmation listening to, Kaine centered on Hegseth’s character, citing his extra-marital affair with a Fox News producer that resulted in a child. Kaine additionally raised that Hegseth has admitted to what he describes as a consensual encounter with a girl in California in October 2017, shortly after the start of the kid. That girl accused Hegseth of sexual assault. Hegseth repeatedly denied all allegations and solid doubt on their credibility, dismissing them as “anonymous.” #CNN #News