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Laura Coates Live

Top Trump Aide Questioned Hegseth About Sexual Assault Allegation

Laura Coates Live

CNN

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3.9 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team was in the middle of announcing new Cabinet picks this week when they were informed of a sexual assault allegation about one of his previous selections, Pete Hegseth, stunning several members of Trump’s team who have since raised questions about the viability of his nomination, according to two people close to the situation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Tonight, the cabinet fills up while the controversies are adding up.

0:53.4

New reporting the allegations

0:55.0

against Pete's Pegseth have caught Trump's team off guard, it seems. Plus, he's the diehard

1:00.7

Trump loyalist who wants to gut the deep state. According to them, there is one. Now Trump allies

1:06.9

are pushing for Cash Patel to run the FBI. And the $100 million lawsuit that says government

1:14.4

agencies were involved in the assassination plot against Malcolm X. We've got the attorney bringing

1:20.3

those claims tonight on Laura Coates Live. Donald Trump is named now as of this Friday a little more than half of his cabinet picks.

1:35.3

Now, we don't know if they'll all make it through because naming him is one thing,

1:39.4

getting that confirmation title, a whole different ballgame.

1:42.8

But we do know this.

1:43.7

The confirmation hearings are sure to bring some fireworks.

1:46.8

Between Pete Hegsseth and Matt Gates, R.F.K. Jr., just to name a few.

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