NPR News: 11-21-2024 6PM EST
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| 0:00.0 | Support for this podcast and the following message come from the NPR Wine Club, which has generated over $1.75 million to support NPR programming, whether buying a few bottles or joining the club, you can learn more at NPRWineClub.org slash podcast. Must be 21 or older to purchase. |
| 0:19.3 | Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. |
| 0:24.1 | Senate Republicans are reacting with a combination of surprise and relief at the news that |
| 0:29.8 | Matt Gates, President-elect Trump's pick for Attorney General, has withdrawn. |
| 0:34.0 | NPR's Dieter Walsh explains. |
| 0:35.3 | A day after Vice President-elect J.D. Vance accompanied Gates to a series of meetings with Senate Republicans, the former Florida Congressman posted on social media that his nomination was becoming a distraction and dropped out. Several Senate Republicans acknowledged Gates faced an uphill battle. A House ethics panel investigated him for allegations of paying for |
| 0:55.5 | sex, including with the minor. This week, the committee deadlocked over whether to release the report. |
| 1:01.1 | Republican Senator Susan Collins said she was willing to let the confirmation process play out, |
| 1:06.1 | but added, certainly there were a lot of red flags. Most GOP leaders declined to offer suggestions for Trump's next pick for Attorney General. |
| 1:15.9 | Deirdre Walsh, NPR News, the Capitol. |
| 1:18.0 | A newly released police report is adding more detail to the sexual assault allegation |
| 1:22.5 | against President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be the next Secretary of Defense. |
| 1:27.2 | More from NPR's Bill |
| 1:28.1 | Chappell. The woman who accused then Fox News host Pete Hakeseth of sexual assault in October of 2017 |
| 1:34.0 | told police that when she was in Hexett's hotel room, she quote, remembered saying no a lot. That's |
| 1:40.4 | according to the report by police in Monterey, California. The woman, identified as Jane Doe, said that after a Republican conference, |
| 1:47.8 | Hexeth took her cell phone, blocked her from leaving his room, and sexually assaulted her. |
| 1:52.5 | Hexeth told investigators they had sex, but that it was consensual. |
| 1:56.6 | In a statement, the Monterey County DA says, quote, |
| 1:59.7 | No charges were supported by proof beyond a reasonable doubt. |
| 2:03.5 | Hexette's attorney says his client reached a settlement with his accuser several years ago to protect his career. |
| 2:09.3 | Bill Chappell, NPR News. |
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