The lawyer for Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth said on Dec. 5 that his client’s sexual assault accuser could face civil extortion and defamation lawsuits if he is not confirmed for the position by the Senate.
Tim Parlatore told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on Thursday that the woman who accused Hegseth of sexual assault is free to speak about the incident publicly now that her settlement agreement with the defense nominee is breached, but that doing so could put her in legal jeopardy if “she doesn’t tell the truth.”
“If she repeats these false statements, then she will be subject to a defamation lawsuit,” Parlatore said….