Days before his confirmation hearing, the FBI background check for Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, was sent to the top members of the Senate Armed Services Committee. Democrats on the committee have expressed frustration over the delayed report and raised concerns about its comprehensiveness, particularly given Hegseth's past controversies and allegations of misconduct. The report's transmission has also sparked questions about Hegseth's availability to meet with senators before his hearing.
WASHINGTON — An FBI background check for Pete Hegseth , President-elect Donald Trump ’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, was transmitted late Friday to the leading members of the Senate Armed Services Committee , according to two sources with direct knowledge of the report, just days ahead of his Tuesday confirmation hearing . Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the panel’s chairman, and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., the ranking member, are the only senators who have the report, the two sources said.
But the transition official pushed back: “Despite a poor response rate and multiple communications attacking the nominee before these Senators have even met with him, Mr. Hegseth is doing his level best to meet with as many Democrat Senators as he can before and after his hearing.” Aside from Reed, Democrats on the panel will have to wait until after the hearing, and in some cases, after Trump’s inauguration, to meet with Hegseth, according to multiple Democrats who revealed their plans.
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