Lindsey Graham says anonymous Pete Hegseth accusers should make their case publicly before Senate
During an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says he’s leaning toward supporting President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth, but calls on those who have leveled anonymous allegations against Hegseth to publicly make their case before the Senate. Graham tells Kristen Welker that Hegseth told him he would release the accuser from her non-disclosure agreement.
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Graham Says Hegseth Plans to Release Accuser From Confidential Agreement
Senator Lindsey Graham said that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick, promised to release his accuser from a settlement that his lawyer has said was already breached.The New York Times - 1h -
Lindsey Graham contradicts Trump by saying January 6 investigators should not go to jail
Exchange offers example of senators’s willingness to publicly disagree with Trump while serving as staunch ally. US senator Lindsey Graham has said officials who investigated Donald Trump ...The Guardian - 3h -
Graham says Hegseth 'being tried by anonymous sources'
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said he thinks President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, former Fox News host and veteran Pete Hegseth, is “being tried by anonymous sources.” In an interview ...The Hill - 4h -
Sen. Lindsey Graham says members of Jan. 6 committee should not go to jail
President-elect Donald Trump told Kristen Welker members of the January 6th Select Committee should “go to jail.” One week later, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) says on Meet the Press that he does ...NBC News - 5h -
Pete Hegseth seems to make progress with Republican senators after misconduct allegations
President-elect Donald Trump's controversial defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth, seems to be gaining support on Capitol Hill for his nomination. He has continued to deny allegations of sexual ...CBS News - 4d -
Lindsey Graham says border bill should be 'first order of business'
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Monday that a border security bill should be “the first order of business in the Senate Budget Committee." “Stephen Miller was spot on when he said that the Senate ...The Hill - 5d -
Pete Hegseth's lawyer threatens extortion lawsuit against accuser
Pete Hegseth's lawyer threatened an extortion lawsuit against his client's sexual assault accuser if Hegseth is not confirmed as secretary of Defense. Tim Parlatore told CNN that the woman who has ...The Hill - Dec. 6 -
Graham: 'Anonymous' allegations against Hegseth 'don’t count'
Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.), a senior Republican senator who is close to President-elect Trump, said the “anonymous” allegations against Trump’s nominee for secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, ...The Hill - Dec. 5 -
Trump's pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is in peril in the Senate
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department, Pete Hegseth, is in peril over allegations concerning drinking and his treatment of women.NBC News - Dec. 4
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