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Buttigieg Faces Child Abuse Probe; Twins Placed With Grandparents

6/29/2026

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Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg was visited by police and child protective services at his Traverse City, Michigan home after an allegation concerning his children.
The twins were placed with their grandparents for the night before the scheduled forensic interview.
Buttigieg said the 24 hours before the interview were the darkest of his life and that he did not know the nature of the accusation.

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Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg was visited by police and child protective services at his Traverse City, Michigan home after an allegation concerning his children.
The twins were placed with their grandparents for the night before the scheduled forensic interview.
Buttigieg said the 24 hours before the interview were the darkest of his life and that he did not know the nature of the accusation.