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Axios reports:
Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing is becoming a test of will for Republicans on ensuring FBI files aren’t distributed throughout the entire Senate. That means no FBI background check access for rank-and-file senators, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Senate Armed Services chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and ranking member Jack Reed (D-R.I.) have been briefed on the report. Others have not.
A member of the Trump transition sat in on the FBI background briefing on Hegseth’s file, a source familiar told Axios. The senators weren’t given a copy of the file. They also weren’t allowed to take notes or pictures.
Read the full article. Yesterday Republican sources claimed that the FBI report on Hegseth is “unremarkable.”
Trump team apparentrly saying Hegseth FBI file too terrifying to let all but a couple of senators see ithttps://t.co/O9vh2zHr7w
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) January 14, 2025
.@SenSchumer: “Mr. Hegseth’s background is deeply troubling, to put it generously. We all have read reports about his radical views, his alleged excessive drinking, the allegations about sexual assault…He can expect his hearing to be tough, but respectful. Candid but fair.” pic.twitter.com/usEY5iR6XW
— CSPAN (@cspan) January 13, 2025
Pete Hegseth likes to say our military is the ultimate meritocracy. @SenMarkKelly and I agree.
The thing is, he completely lacks the merits to be our next Defense Secretary.
He’s unqualified, untested and unfit to lead our great military. https://t.co/RLK3dbOY3g
— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) January 14, 2025