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Pete Hegseth speaks for first time since New Yorker report on alleged misconduct

CBS News has confirmed that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to serve as the next U.S. defense secretary, was forced to step down from a previous leadership role with a nonprofit due to accusations of financial mismanagement, sexual impropriety and repeated intoxication while on the job. “The New Yorker” first reported the allegations. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion spoke with Hegseth on Capitol Hill. Source

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