Pete Hegseth, nominated by US President-elect Donald Trump for the post of Secretary of Defense, believes there is an attempt to stage a media libel show trial against him to prevent the approval of his application.
"The left is trying to turn this into a trial on the pages of the media, a show trial. But we're not going to let that happen,” he said on Fox News, adding that he was willing to meet with any member of the US Senate Armed Services Committee to answer all their questions and get their support. them before confirming his candidacy in the Senate .
Hegseth also commented on media reports of sexual harassment allegations made against him in the past.
„This was investigated in a timely manner and I was exonerated. That's why I'm waiting for the FBI investigation and senators to testify under oath. The actions of the left are the anatomy of defamation. They take some information, add anonymous sources, distort the meaning and outright lie, and then try to judge you in the media,” said the contender for the post of US defense secretary.
Hegseth studied at Princeton and Harvard universities. He is a veteran of military missions in Afghanistan and Iraq. He has worked for Fox News for eight years. He has written several books and runs two veterans' rights organizations.