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Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth had a baby with his Fox News producer lover just weeks before claim of drunken sex assault
UK Daily Mail ^ | 11/24/2024 | Laura Collins

Posted on 11/24/2024 8:40:49 AM PST by DFG

His marriage had fallen apart when his wife discovered his mistress had given birth to his daughter and his divorce was about to cost him millions.

His life was teetering on the brink as he turned a little too much to alcohol as a crutch.

And that wasn’t the worst of it for Pete Hegseth – Donald Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary – as his life threatened to spiral out of control in 2017.

Just weeks later Hegseth, now 44, was accused of groping multiple women and sexually assaulting one as alcohol once again allegedly clouded his judgment.

The allegations of assault could not have come at a more delicate time for Hegseth personally. His accuser made her claims as his divorce proceedings were pending with an initial case conference set to take place less than three weeks later on October 27.

And fearing for his job as a weekend anchor on Fox News, Hegseth decided he should pay the woman off rather than fight the allegations in court.

It is that alleged October 8 assault – which never resulted in charges – that threatens Hegseth’s nomination for a seat in Trump's cabinet. But a DailyMail.com investigation reveals that that was just the tip of the iceberg of the messy life that Hegseth was living.

A police report released this week by the City of Monterey, California, shows that a then-30-year-old woman was having champagne with co-workers while on a business trip when things got 'fuzzy' and she suddenly ended up in a room with Hegseth.

Timothy Parlatore, a lawyer representing Hegseth, has admitted his client paid the woman for her silence because he did not want to lose his job, while at the same time dismissing the allegations as 'baseless' and tantamount to a 'successful extortion'.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: allegations; hegseth; lauracollins; petehegseth
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1 posted on 11/24/2024 8:40:49 AM PST by DFG
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To: DFG

Not so sure he is a good pick, got some major issues.


2 posted on 11/24/2024 8:43:25 AM PST by dpetty121263
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To: DFG

Here we go. How about we open up the particulars of that taxpayer funded congressional hush money fund for congress indiscretions.


3 posted on 11/24/2024 8:43:36 AM PST by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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To: DFG

For the record, he has admitted his mistakes in a very difficult period and should tell the hearing folk that and has asked for forgiveness from God, not the Senators.


4 posted on 11/24/2024 8:43:42 AM PST by Eli Kopter
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To: DFG

He’s done


5 posted on 11/24/2024 8:44:39 AM PST by BigFreakinToad (All she is, is cackles in the wind.)
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To: DFG

This is pushed news with maybe some truth.

Remember Lincoln kept Grant in place right in the middle of a national temperance movement.


6 posted on 11/24/2024 8:44:57 AM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are not longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: DFG

Let’s just hope Hegseth has learned from his past mistakes and that they don’t keep him from his desired position.


7 posted on 11/24/2024 8:45:51 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Climate Change is Real. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.)
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To: dpetty121263

Trump might have done well to measure twice and cut once in forming his cabinet. Nothing can be done officially for another 7 weeks still.


8 posted on 11/24/2024 8:46:14 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: DFG

If we lose Hegseth, who else might be appropriate?


9 posted on 11/24/2024 8:48:38 AM PST by BigEdLB ( Let’s go Brandon)
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To: DFG

I understand he has become a Christian since then. If God can forgive him, so can I. If he’s a fake Christian, God will deal with him appropriately. If he’s qualified, then his personal life, the bad parts being now out in the open, should not affect his ability to do his job.


10 posted on 11/24/2024 8:48:49 AM PST by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: DFG
...drunken sex assault...

If she was a grown up woman who would benefit from having this to hold over Hegseth's head then she needs to be questioned about why she didn't go to the police or see a lawyer AT THE TIME.

11 posted on 11/24/2024 8:49:02 AM PST by GOPJ (No law says citizens who think they're GOD, have a right to force us to worship them- same w/trans.)
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To: DFG

I think about Hegseth and Gaetz and compare them with democrats who also screwed around and how us conservatives would correctly claim they were not fit for office based on their immoral past.

And I think about if that was true in Clinton’s case how is it not true today with Matt Gaetz and Pete Hegseth?

Values matter.


12 posted on 11/24/2024 8:50:41 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Climate Change is Real. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.)
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To: PeterPrinciple
"Remember Lincoln kept Grant in place right in the middle of a national temperance movement."

Remember they weren't dealing with the possibility of a nuclear war.

13 posted on 11/24/2024 8:51:38 AM PST by dvan (Send Them Home!Napolatono)
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To: DFG

Is he being nominated for Pope?!


14 posted on 11/24/2024 8:51:42 AM PST by Samurai_Jack (This is not about hypocrisy, this is about hierarchy!)
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To: dpetty121263

From the article
According to Hegseth in 2018 he and Rauchet started attending the Colts Neck Community Church in New Jersey, a Baptist community of which, he has said, Rauchet was initially wary.

Speaking in an interview with Nashville Christian Family, Hegseth recalled: ‘Within 20 – I’m broken, you’re broken, we’re all broken and careening around not living our faith and not being deeply rooted.

‘I thought I had to be perfect. Let’s be candid about it: Seek Christ, fully submit to Him, and allow Him Kingship in life.’

He added: ‘Godlessness ends great nations. The one thing we can all do is get on our knees and pray.’


15 posted on 11/24/2024 8:52:54 AM PST by McGavin999 ( A sense of humor is a sign of intelligence, leftists have no sense of humor, therefore……)
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To: Responsibility2nd

Well Hegseth didn’t have the baby aborted.


16 posted on 11/24/2024 8:53:28 AM PST by DallasBiff (Apology not accepted.la is not the sharpest knife in the drawer)
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To: BigEdLB

If we lose Hegseth, who else might be appropriate?

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If we lose Hegseth, even the most ardent Trump supporter would have to wonder if Trump is once again screwing up in making bad nominations as he did in his first term.


17 posted on 11/24/2024 8:53:39 AM PST by Responsibility2nd (Climate Change is Real. Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall.)
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To: DFG
Hmm....sounds like a resume for a dem.

Paula Jones; Juanitta Broderick and Kathleen Willey were not available for comment.

18 posted on 11/24/2024 8:53:42 AM PST by Churchillspirit (Pray for President Trump)
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To: Eli Kopter

I think people who have had a conversion and are trying to live for God are best off living quietly and not in the spotlight - not until they are truly secure in the new life.

Attaching them to a political cause is dangerous, for them and the cause.

You could say that Defense Secretary is a job and not a political cause - but that is not true. There is so much reform needed.


19 posted on 11/24/2024 8:53:57 AM PST by heartwood (If you're looking for the /sarc tag, you just passed it..we)
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To: DFG

A lot of alleged alcohol abuse in these stories. Problem for Trump?


20 posted on 11/24/2024 8:54:20 AM PST by montag813
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