Hegseth was voted out of committee Monday along party lines. The Senate is expected to take up his nomination soon; it is unclear how these new allegations will alter the trajectory of his nomination.
Pete Hegseth, President Trump's choice to be defense secretary, appears during a Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Jan 14., had a problem with alcohol abuse and his behavior caused his second wife, Samantha, to fear for her safety, his former sister-in-law told Senate lawmakers in a sworn affidavit.
Danielle Hegseth, Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law, submitted the affidavit in response to a letter from Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., who sought her"personal knowledge about Mr. Hegseth's fitness to occupy this important position." In the sworn affidavit, Danielle Hegseth says it is her"personal opinion that Hegseth is unfit for the position of secretary of defense.
Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo, one of the top GOP leaders in the Senate said he does not believe Hegseth's prospects have changed. In the affidavit, Danielle Hegseth states that she personally witnessed Hegseth intoxicated and that he"drunkenly yelled in my face" in 2009.
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