New Yorker: “Republican senators have disparaged anonymous critics of Hegseth. But some of these senators have also declined to speak face to face and confidentially with such critics, including the woman who accused Hegseth of rape.” “Joni Ernst, Republican of Iowa, is one of the senators who have turned down offers to hear privately from Hegseth’s accuser… Susan Collins, a moderate Republican from Maine, also declined an offer to meet with the…

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Ernst and Collins Refused to Meet Hegseth’s Rape Accuser

Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) is denying that she reportedly rejected an offer to meet privately with the woman who has accused President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, of sexual assault. Collins, a centrist who could prove vital to Hegseth’s future but so far remains undecided on his confirmation, was approached in recent weeks by a third-party individual with supposed access to the alleged accuser from an extramarita…

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On Monday, the night before hearings to confirm Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s embattled nominee for Secretary of Defense, were set to begin, The New Yorker reported that Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) — a key vote on the Armed Services Committee — had declined an offer to meet privately with the woman whom  Hegseth paid to settle a sexual assault claim.  
	The New Yorker’s Jane Mayer cites three sources familiar with the overtures to Ernst’s office; Er…

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Joni Ernst Refused Meeting With Hegseth’s Sex Assault Accuser: Report

The brow is not even furrowing any more: 
Republican senators have disparaged anonymous critics of Hegseth. But some of these senators have also declined to speak face to face and confidentially with such critics, including the woman who accused Hegseth of rape. According to three sources with knowledge of the situation, Joni Ernst, Republican of Iowa, is one of the senators who have turned down offers to hear privately from Hegseth’s accuser. E…

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Susan Collins and Joni Ernst refuse to meet with woman who accused Pete Hegseth of raping her - Lawyers, Guns & Money

The New Yorker’s Jane Mayer, whose history of lying puts serial liars to shame, has now been called out by Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME).

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