“President-elect Donald Trump has told advisers he is standing by his nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, after the transition team was jolted by an allegation he had sexually assaulted a woman in an interaction he insists was consensual,” the New York Times reports.
Washington Post: Pentagon pick left National Guard after being reported as possible “insider threat” due to tattoo.


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