Senators vetting the nomination of Pete Hegseth for defense secretary received an affidavit from a former sister-in-law alleging that the onetime Fox News was abusive to his second wife to the point where she feared for her safety.

Danielle Diettrich Hegseth, Pete Hegseth’s ex-sister in law, said that his “erratic behaviour” led his former second wife Samantha to “fear for her safety”

In a signed affidavit, Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law claimed his ex-wife was terrified of him and hid in a closet when he threatened her.

A senator told Hegseth: "I suggest you do a little homework before you prepare for these types of negotiations."

Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law said in an affidavit to senators on Tuesday that President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon abused his second ex-wife to the point where she once hid in a closet and gave friends a code word to use in a crisis.

In many respects, the choice of Fox News personality Pete Hegseth to become secretary of Defense was Donald Trump’s most precedent-defying second-term Cabinet nomination given the enormous magnitude of the job,

A cloud of controversy has hung over Hegseth, but he now appears to be on track to be confirmed as Trump's defense secretary.

Critics of Trump's defense secretary nominee say the symbol has been adopted by extremist groups, including white supremacists.

Trump picked Leah B. Foley, a longtime federal prosecutor who has investigated money laundering and drug trafficking, to lead the US Attorney’s office for Mass.

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The president’s carefully chosen appointments represent his vision and priorities for his return to the White House