According to a copy of a letter obtained exclusively by The Post, a trustee confirmed eight years ago that Pete Hegseth had “voluntarily resigned” as president of a veterans advocacy group following these allegations. Denial was that the Defense Secretary-designate was forced to resign due to alcohol abuse. , sexual impropriety and financial mismanagement.
Randy Lair, trustee of Concerned Veterans for America, wrote in a message on January 16, 2016, that “it was important to set the record straight given this is a very personal attack against Pete and his military service.”
“The truth is that Pete resigned as CEO of Concerned Veterans for America as a result of differences of opinion about the future of the organization so he could focus on other endeavors, including his relationship with Fox News,” Lear said. . ,
He said, “Pete was not dismissed by the organization and, in fact, at the CVA we worked with him through this difficult decision and mutually agreed that the end of 2015 was the best time for both parties. “
The CVA letter was to address an “unsolicited email” that was sent to Fox News that included “a very personal attack against Pete and his military service.”
This appears to directly contradict a whistleblower report into Hegseth’s tenure at CVA and other allegations published by The New Yorker on Sunday, in which former employees alleged that the former vet group president misused funds and the organization. He was “completely wrecked” at several events. ,
Unnamed former aides, contradicted by an ex-senior adviser who spoke on-the-record with The Post, also claimed President-elect Donald Trump’s Pentagon pick once tipped off colleagues at a strip joint. Was taken out for the night. in Louisiana in November 2014 – and tried dancing on stage herself.
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