"Parlatore said the payment to the married woman was of "a significantly reduced amount" and that Hegseth, a veteran turned Fox News host, settled because it was during the "Me Too" movement and he didn't want to lose his job at the network if the accusation became public. The attorney's statement did not say how much Hegseth's accuser was paid in the settlement.
Parlatore said Hegseth felt that he was the victim of blackmail."such important positions.
The Sec. of Defense position is too critical to allow any confidentiality agreement to prevent an investigation into every aspect of his life, the mere mentiion of the fear of blackmail requires that investigators know every detail of anything that could compromise uim and the same should even apply to Presidents. No stone should be left unturned to find potential vulnerabilities for compromise.
#6 | Posted by danni at 2024-11-17 09:16 PM

NW post.

It would appear that's a feature, not a flaw to the Trump administrations plan.

Lawrence O'Donnell had an interesting reminder that Trump fires people after a few months.

Particularly those who criticize him in any way.

Hegseth doesn't seem to want to be critical of anything other than woke trans abortion issues - which is the faked news trifecta.

He's a thirsty, low-IQ disinformation agent operating for a foreign interest.

Moreso than Leon, perhaps.

@#7 ... Lawrence O'Donnell had an interesting reminder that Trump fires people after a few months. ...
Yeah, but that may have been more likely because of his first term when he hired more capable people instead of adulators.
The Pres-elect Trump team seems more concerned this time around to be vetting his nominees for loyalty to the MAGA-cult as opposed to loyalty to the Constitution.
#8 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-11-17 11:46 PM

If Fox relegated him to weekends it's likely he is already totally owned with a history.

I wonder if this was a co-worker would Fox have any knowledge of this predicament? Or any others?

If his military service is unblemished I'd be surprised.

The government is not meant to survive Trump appointments, but it will try.

You guessed it, right there in Pete's contract: "capable of adulatoration upon command".