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Trump's Defense Nominee Faces Misconduct Allegations in Senate
1/15/2025
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- President-elect Donald Trump's Secretary of Defense nominee, Pete Hegseth, encountered allegations of misconduct during Senate hearings.
- Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin defended Hegseth, challenging the senators' criticisms of personal mistakes.
- Mullin pointed out issues like alcoholism and infidelity, drawing parallels to the behavior of some senators.
- Senate nomination hearings are publicly aired on C-SPAN and major news networks.
