The report doesn't offer material from Hegseth's ex-wives or a woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017. Hegseth has said that encounter was consensual, and prosecutors never filed charges.

Summary

The FBI’s background check on Pete Hegseth, Trump’s defense secretary nominee, omitted interviews with his ex-wives and a woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017, despite standard protocol.

Hegseth claims the encounter was consensual, and no charges were filed, though he settled the case in 2023.

Senate Democrats criticized the background check’s thoroughness and raised concerns over Hegseth’s qualifications, citing allegations of financial mismanagement, sexual impropriety, and alcohol issues.

  • Bone@lemmy.world
    27·
    3 days ago

    If you remove the things that would remove a candidate if discovered what the fuck is the point of a background check?

    • Saleh@feddit.org
      13·
      3 days ago

      So if in two years when there is multiple rape allegations they will claim “but we did a background check. No idea where this was coming from!”