WASHINGTON — Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary received an affidavit Tuesday from a former sister-in-law alleging that the onetime Fox News host was abusive ...

The affidavit describes Hegseth’s treatment of his second wife, Samantha, and alleges repeated drunkenness and a domestic situation where Samantha Hegseth had a safe word to indicate if she was ...

In the affidavit, sent Tuesday to the Armed Services panel, Danielle Hegseth wrote that on one occasion between 2014 and 2016, Mr. Hegseth’s second wife, Samantha Hegseth, “hid in her closet ...

Pete Hegseth’s behavior made his second wife fear for her safety, his former sister-in-law has claimed in a new affidavit handed to senators ahead of his confirmation vote, according to NBC News.

Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth arrives at a service at St. John's Church on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP) Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for ...

accusing Hegseth of being “abusive” toward his second wife, Samantha Hegseth. Danielle Hegseth, who was married to Pete Hegseth’s brother from 2011 to 2019, did not specify the nature of the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary received an affidavit Tuesday from a former sister-in-law alleging that the onetime Fox News host was ...

Those questions come a day after Danielle Hegseth, Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law, said in a sworn affidavit that Pete made his ex-wife ... hearing. The second conversation occurred ...