Source: Reuters
“Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law said in an affidavit to senators on Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon abused his second ex-wife to the point where she once hid in a closet and gave friends a code word to use in a crisis. ‘I believe that Samantha feared for her safety,’ Danielle Hegseth, who was married to Pete Hegseth’s brother, said in a signed affidavit after a Jan. 18 request from Senator Jack Reed, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee. Pete Hegseth denies abusing Samantha Hegseth. … Samantha Hegseth could not be reached for comment. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.” (01/22/25)