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Senate Democrats are raising alarms over critical gaps in the FBI’s background check on Pete Hegseth , President-elect Donald Trump’s Pentagon pick after the bureau reportedly failed to interview Hegseth’s second ex-wife Samantha Hegseth in its investigation—-just days ahead of his Senate confirmation hearing.
The FBI’s report, presented to the Senate panel last week, comes under scrutiny amid allegations of sexual misconduct against Hegseth, including a 2017 incident in Monterey, California. While Hegseth maintains the encounter was consensual, he later settled with the woman for an undisclosed amount…