Gaetz is out, finally.
At least 2 more are being scrutinized.
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Allegations of sexual misconduct helped sink Matt Gaetz’s bid for attorney general. Now they threaten to complicate the confirmation of other nominees, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be America’s top health official.
Senators from both parties said they expect Kennedy will face questions about alleged incidents from years ago that recently have drawn attention. Kennedy, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services secretary, has been accused of sexual assault in the late 1990s by a woman who is willing to testify before the Senate. Kennedy has said he is “not a church boy.”
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Another nominee appears in line to face similar questions from senators. Pete Hegseth, the Department of Defense secretary nominee, is facing accusations that he paid a woman to keep silent after she said he sexually assaulted her in 2017.
Neither Kennedy nor Hegseth responded to requests for comment. A lawyer for Hegseth said that he was investigated and cleared and that the woman’s claims are false.
“This is something that I am sure will be explored at the hearings,” Collins said when asked about allegations of sexual misconduct against Hegseth and Kennedy.
At least 2 more are being scrutinized.
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Allegations of sexual misconduct helped sink Matt Gaetz’s bid for attorney general. Now they threaten to complicate the confirmation of other nominees, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be America’s top health official.
Senators from both parties said they expect Kennedy will face questions about alleged incidents from years ago that recently have drawn attention. Kennedy, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services secretary, has been accused of sexual assault in the late 1990s by a woman who is willing to testify before the Senate. Kennedy has said he is “not a church boy.”
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Another nominee appears in line to face similar questions from senators. Pete Hegseth, the Department of Defense secretary nominee, is facing accusations that he paid a woman to keep silent after she said he sexually assaulted her in 2017.
Neither Kennedy nor Hegseth responded to requests for comment. A lawyer for Hegseth said that he was investigated and cleared and that the woman’s claims are false.
“This is something that I am sure will be explored at the hearings,” Collins said when asked about allegations of sexual misconduct against Hegseth and Kennedy.