Hegseth’s attorney urges Senate to ‘move forward’ despite new allegations

In the letter obtained by the Washington Examiner, Hegseth’s attorney called the allegations from his former sister-in-law “deeply flawed and questionable” and urged the Senate to rely on prior court records when evaluating the new allegations.

“There is no basis to credit this deeply flawed and questionable affidavit, which was submitted at the 11th hour in a clear and admitted partisan attempt to derail Mr. Hegseth’s confirmation,” attorney Timothy Parlatore writes in the letter. “I would respectfully submit that you can rely upon the Minnesota Court records and the FBI’s findings to reject this perjurious affidavit and move forward to confirm Mr. Hegseth as Secretary of Defense.”

Parlatore highlights what he believes are the political motivations of Hegseth’s former sister-in-law, calling her “a lifelong Democrat” while also mentioning

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