Vanity Fair on Thursday evening, citing a “transition source,” published a hit piece on Pete Hegseth, President Trump’s nominee for Defense Secretary. Vanity Fair claims that two sources within the Trump transition team told them about an alleged sexual assault charge made by a woman. Hegseth claimed they had sex but that it was consensual. What the hit piece did not mention is that the police investigated the alleged assault, and he was cleared of any crime.
This is deja vu all over again. During his first term as president, Trump experienced leaks. I doubt any of the leaders leaked this information, and it must have come from a staffer(s). They need to investigate, fire the leaker, and name him, her, or them.
Vanity Fair reported on Thursday:
“Donald Trump’s transition team scrambled Thursday after Trump’s incoming chief of staff Susie Wiles was presented with an allegation that former Fox & Friends cohost Pete Hegseth, Trump’s nominee to be Defense Secretary, had engaged in sexual misconduct. According to two sources, Wiles was briefed Wednesday night about an allegation that Hegseth had acted inappropriately with a woman. One of the sources said the alleged incident took place in Monterey, California in 2017.”
Pete Hegseth met with Trump’s lawyers and Susie Wiles to discuss the alleged sexual misconduct. Hegseth said it was consensual. The police found no evidence that Hegseth committed ny crime.
Vanity Fair reported:
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL“According to the transition source, the allegation is serious enough that Wiles and Trump’s lawyers spoke to Hegseth about it on Thursday. A source with knowledge of the meeting said that Hegseth said the allegation stemmed from a consensual encounter and characterized the episode as he-said, she-said.”
Pete Hegseth’s attorney Timothy Parlatore told Vanity Fair:
“This allegation was already investigated by the Monterey police department and they found no evidence for it.”
From The Gateway Pundit:
Trump’s communications director Steven Cheung told Vanity Fair: “President Trump is nominating high-caliber and extremely qualified candidates to serve in his Administration. Mr. Hegseth has vigorously denied any and all accusations, and no charges were filed. We look forward to his confirmation as United States Secretary of Defense so he can get started on Day One to Make America Safe and Great Again.”
Later on in the hit piece, Vanity Fair citied a “senior transition source” who claimed Pete Hegseth was vetted but he sexual misconduct allegation never came up (that’s because it was already investigated).
“Ahead of the Thursday meeting, one high-level MAGA member familiar with the allegation said Hegseth wasn’t properly scrutinized before Trump made the controversial pick. “He wasn’t vetted,” the source said. But the senior transition source disputed this. “Hegseth was vetted, but this alleged incident didn’t come up.”” Vanity Fair reported.
Who is leaking to the media?
