Jan 17, 2025 · The same day Trump nominated Gaetz, he nominated Fox News host and War on Terror veteran Pete Hegseth to head the Department of Defense. Hegseth has his own past indiscretions, as evidenced by two previous marriages ultimately broken by his infidelities.

Dec 12, 2024 · Pete Hegseth's luck seems to be turning around in the Senate despite several controversies he has faced as he seeks to become defense secretary in the next Trump administration.

Nov 21, 2024 · Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, was accused of sexual assault. And his selection for health and human services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was accused this summer of...

Nov 15, 2024 · Fox & Friends co-host Pete Hegseth, who was nominated by Donald Trump to be the next secretary of defense, was previously investigated for sexual assault, Vanity Fair first reported Thursday.

Nov 18, 2024 · Separately, Trump’s nominee to be secretary of Defense, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, is under new scrutiny after it emerged that he paid a woman who had accused him of sexual assault as...

Nov 19, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has nominated three political hacks to highly sensitive and important federal positions: former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) as attorney general, former Rep. Tulsi...

Nov 13, 2024 · Since last night, Trump has announced plans to nominate Pete Hegseth for secretary of defense, Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence, and Matt Gaetz for attorney general.

Nov 21, 2024 · The GOP embrace of Hegseth came as another controversial Trump nominee, Matt Gaetz, withdrew from consideration for attorney general. Gaetz said it was clear he had become a “distraction” amid pressure on the House to release an ethics report about allegations of his own sexual misconduct.

Nov 22, 2024 · Mr Gaetz was among Donald Trump's original picks for his cabinet who faced a serious allegation of sexual impropriety. The president-elect's choices for defence secretary Pete Hegseth and health and human services secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr have also had accusations levelled at them in the past.

Nov 20, 2024 · Matt Gaetz, Pete Hegseth, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Elon Musk are all in line to serve as top government leaders. All have faced varying degrees of sexual misconduct allegations. The...