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BumRushDaShow

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Sun Nov 24, 2024, 03:41 PM Nov 24

GOP senator claims woman in Pete Hegseth sex assault allegation 'was the aggressor' [View all]

Source: The Independent

Sunday 24 November 2024 19:33 GMT


Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin claims Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary was “falsely accused” of sexual assault, defending his claim days earlier that Pete Hegseth had just been “flirting” with his accuser.

A recently released police report from the 2017 incident revealed that the woman, who has not been identified, told police that Hegseth blocked the door to stop her from leaving his hotel room and took her phone away before sexually assaulting her. Hegseth has maintained that the encounter was consensual.

Earlier this week, the Oklahoma senator told reporters in the Capitol that he had read the police report: “If you read it, you can clearly see that it was two people flirting with each other.” On CNN Sunday, Mullin defended his previous claim and said that be believed Hegseth’s insistence that the encounter was consensual “was accurate,” he said.

“There was no case here. He was falsely accused,” he added. “She was being the aggressor. Pete wasn’t even flirting with her. He was flirting with a different girl, and [the Jane Doe] was trying to flirt with Pete.” In the police report, another woman told authorities that Hegseth had invited her back to his hotel room, but she “politely declined.”

Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pete-hegseth-sexual-assault-accuser-b2652854.html

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Of course that's what they always say. They think they are so irresistible to women. Walleye Nov 24 #1
That, in and of itself should be a laughable disqualifier. NotHardly Nov 24 #8
Totally agree. I haven't seen any of the current Republicans that do not repulse me. Walleye Nov 24 #10
Republicans are against consenting adults IronLionZion Nov 24 #2
Yes, they are not going to enjoy governing people with the consent of the governed Walleye Nov 24 #13
Hegseth was there hitting on women, just weeks after his baby mama delivered his child. Midnight Writer Nov 24 #3
"going gangster" has no consequences when predators are in charge of our government IronLionZion Nov 24 #18
She roofied herself? Voltaire2 Nov 24 #4
Was he there? milestogo Nov 24 #5
Never trust a goober named 'Markwayne' FFS. CurtEastPoint Nov 24 #6
His mother was uncertain of who impregnated her peregrinus Nov 24 #16
or it could have been Darryl or his brother Darryl or.... CurtEastPoint Nov 24 #19
Sounds like a serial killer name n/t AdamGG Nov 25 #27
Sure she was Linda ladeewolf Nov 24 #7
So you want... liberalgunwilltravel Nov 24 #9
Removed dupe liberalgunwilltravel Nov 24 #11
rwnj support rapists traitors abusers pedophiles Marthe48 Nov 24 #12
It's time liberalgunwilltravel Nov 24 #14
I doubt they pay it here and now Marthe48 Nov 24 #17
How predictably Republican. Karasu Nov 24 #15
Let the enigmania Nov 24 #20
Was Hegseth Married At the time? DallasNE Nov 24 #21
Yes, but his (2nd) wife had already filed for divorce Tanuki Nov 25 #24
Translation: "She was asking for it." 🤬 Tanuki Nov 24 #22
I didn't realize Markwayne was a witness in the case. Why is he just now coming forward? struggle4progress Nov 25 #23
#MAGAToo Diraven Nov 25 #25
Was he there? RandySF Nov 25 #26
A case of Your Body, My Choice perdita9 Nov 25 #28
Mullin replaced that idiot Inhofe Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 25 #29
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