Pete Hegseth Succumbed to Blackmail. He Can't Be Confirmed to DOD | Opinion - Newsweek
"Pete Hegseth, President Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, revealed his vulnerability to blackmail in a single damning statement. Asked by Megyn Kelly why he paid money to a woman accusing him of sexual assault, Hegseth responded, "I paid her because I had to—or at least I thought I did at the time."
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