Senators warn that Pete Hegseth’s hearings will echo Brett Kavanaugh’s with fervor from both sides
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Senate Republicans fear that the confirmation hearings for secretary of defense nominee Pete Hegseth will be a repeat of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s heated 2018 hearings. “I told him it’s going to be a miserable experience, sort of like Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing,” said Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn, according to The Hill. Now, some are warning his hearings could be similar to one Supreme Court justice Senators noted that the atmosphere depends on whether Hegseth’s accuser would be willing to appear before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Senators have warned Hegseth that his confirmation hearings may be reminiscent of Kavanaugh’s which featured the nominee growing animated during questioning Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi, the next chair of the Armed Services Committee, said he doesn’t know if the accuser will testify.
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