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jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:

'Ms. Hegseth said after the vote that she had submitted her affidavit only because she had been assured that it would sway key votes. “There are many reasons women are reluctant to come forward, by name, and tell the truth about a powerful man like him,” she said. “What happened today will make women who have experienced abuse and mistreatment even less forthcoming.”'

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01/24/us/pete-hegseth-defense-secretary-vote