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Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson, and today is Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025. This is the excerpt.

Today we discuss allegations against Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, plus there are new fire concerns near San Diego, and what a Trump executive order means for wind energy.

An assigned affidavit, Pete Higgsett's former sister-in-law claimed his ex-wife was terrified of him. I spoke with USA Today Pentagon correspondent Tom Vandenbrook for more

into allegations surrounding President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense.

Tom, how are you, sir? I'm well, Taylor. Good to be here. Good to have you, as always, Tom.

So let's just start here. I mean, what did Pete Higgsett's former sister-in-law say on this?

What are some of the allegations?

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