WSJ: Tillis Assured Hegseth's Former Sister-in-Law Her Testimony Could Convince GOP Senators to Vote No

[Dennis Donovan]

WSJ - Tillis Assured Hegseth’s Former Sister-in-Law Her Testimony Could Convince GOP Senators to Vote No (Free link)

North Carolina senator provided pivotal 50th ‘yes’ vote to confirm Hegseth as Defense Secretary

Lindsay Wise
Jan. 27, 2025 6:08 pm ET



WASHINGTON—A key witness in the contentious Senate confirmation of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was assured by Sen. Thom Tillis (R., N.C.) that her sworn statement would carry weight in last week’s vote and could convince Republican senators to oppose the nominee, according to people familiar with the events.

Tillis personally assured Danielle Hegseth in a call on Jan. 19, witnessed by two other people, that if she signed the statement testifying that she believed her former brother-in-law Pete Hegseth has an alcohol abuse problem and was abusive to his second wife, it would carry weight, and potentially move three votes—his own, along with the votes of Sens. Susan Collins (R., Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R., Alaska), those people said.

On Friday, Tillis became the 50th senator to vote “yes” on Hegseth, clinching his confirmation to lead the Pentagon.

In a statement, Tillis didn’t dispute The Wall Street Journal’s reporting about the call. He said Danielle Hegseth’s statement “did carry weight, which is why I communicated my concerns to the White House and spent days doing my due diligence and seeing if there were any firsthand corroborating accounts of the sworn statement.” He continued that he was “not able to speak with anyone who provided firsthand corroboration.”

Tillis said he did extensive research including long conversations with Hegseth and his vote “makes it clear where the facts ultimately led,” and that he looks forward to working with the new Defense secretary.

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What a scumbag!

[Irish_Dem]

1. Sitting US senator sets up an American woman.

Deliberately puts a target on her back.

[senseandsensibility]

2. And then he voted yes?

[Dennis Donovan]

4. He did. Profile in Cowardice. n/t

[BoRaGard]

3. "Ha ha. Sucker. Ha ha." - G.O.P. Senator

And the entire freaking corrupt Armageddon-bound dark-ops crapload of sin and satanic corruption that is the lying latterday republicon party.

[tanyev]

5. What a lying POS.

[Botany]

6. Another Susan Collins? She too was "very concerned" about Brett Kavanaugh too.

Tillis, He said Danielle Hegseth’s statement “did carry weight, which is why I communicated my concerns to the White House.”

[NewHendoLib]

7. He is, always has been, scum. Thom. The T is soft, like him.

[Dennis Donovan]

8. "Tillis personally assured Danielle Hegseth in a call on Jan. 19 that if she signed [her sworn] statement..."

JM Rieger
‪@riegerreport.bsky.social‬
"Tillis personally assured Danielle Hegseth in a call on Jan. 19 that if she signed [her sworn] statement...it would carry weight & potentially move 3 votes—his own, along with Collins & Murkowski...Tillis [was] the 50th senator to vote 'yes' on Hegseth" www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

January 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM

https://bsky.app/profile/riegerreport.bsky.social/post/3lgr3prbdqk2h

[kimbutgar]

9. And now that poor woman has a target on her life

I hope she stays safe.

[Johonny]

10. The same Tillis that assured the nation Trump wouldn't

Pardon criminals guilty of violence against police officers.