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Subject: Media Runs Story About Pete Hegseth Even Though Ex-Wife Says It Isn't True
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 04:30:49 -0500
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Multiple media outlets on Wednesday ran a story about allegations against 
President Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, even though 
they were denied by the alleged victim herself.

NBC, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and 
others, all ran a story about Hegseth’s former sister-in-law claiming he 
abused Hegseth’s ex-wife. Headlines from the outlets and social media posts 
all run with the narrative without explaining up front that Hegseth’s ex-wife 
– the alleged victim – said these allegations weren’t true.

NBC was the first to report the claims and included the ex-wife’s denial in 
the subheadline, but it isn’t until the eleventh paragraph that this denial 
is mentioned and explained in full context.

The allegations come from Danielle Dietrich, who was married to Hegseth’s 
brother. Hegseth’s lawyer, Tim Parlatore, told NBC that Hegseth’s ex-wife, 
Samantha, “has never alleged that there was any abuse, she signed court 
documents acknowledging that there was no abuse and recently reaffirmed the 
same during her FBI interview.”

“Belated claims by Danielle Dietrich, an anti-Trump far left Democrat who is 
divorced from Mr. Hegseth’s brother and never got along with the Hegseth 
family, do nothing to change that,” he added.

Samantha herself told the outlet they had inaccurate information and copied 
her attorney on the email response. When NBC asked what wasn’t accurate, she 
said: “There was no physical abuse in my marriage. This is the only further 
statement I will make to you, I have let you know that I am not speaking and 
will not speak on my marriage to Pete. Please respect this decision.”

This information was not front-and-center for NBC or other outlets’ reporting 
but buried paragraphs into the stories.

“After an acrimonious divorce, Ms. Dietrich has had an axe to grind against 
the entire Hegseth family,” Parlatore said. “Ms. Dietrich admits that she saw 
nothing but is now falsely accusing Sam of lying to both the Court and to the 
FBI because of private, undocumented statements that she allegedly made 10 
years ago.”

Dietrich only came forward after Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) reached out to her and 
asked for “a statement attesting to your personal knowledge about Mr. 
Hegseth’s fitness to occupy this important position.” Reed also asked 
Dietrich specifically to discuss any “instances of abuse, or threats of 
abuse, perpetrated against any other person” and “mistreatment of a spouse, 
former spouse, or other members of his family.”

So, Reed went looking for dirt from a Democrat against a Republican and 
received what he wanted.

News outlets used the same tactic in reporting this story as they did when 
they began covering the Russiagate hoax in 2017. They didn’t run the story, 
knowing it wasn’t credible, until they learned that Trump had been briefed on 
ridiculous claims. After that, they treated the story as fact and gave 
themselves Pulitzer Prizes for their coverage, even though it was bogus.

This is also the latest attempt to smear Hegseth after previous attempts 
failed. NBC also tried and failed previously to torch Hegseth’s nomination by 
running a hit piece using anonymous sources claiming Hegseth drank during 
work. Numerous Fox News colleagues went on the record to deny the claims, yet 
Democrat Senators ignored the obvious flaws in the story to attack Hegseth 
during his confirmation hearing.

Media outlets also used flimsy allegations to target Hegseth earlier, 
claiming he sexually assaulted a woman when it was clear the woman cheated on 
her husband with Hegseth and regretted their encounter, trying to paint 
herself as a victim instead of owning up to her adultery.

#WhatLiberalMedia

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