Pete Hegseth Brought Wife to High-Level Foreign Meetings Where 'Sensitive Information Was Discussed': Report

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Source: Mediaite

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth brought his wife to at least two meetings with foreign military leaders where “sensitive information was discussed,” according to The Wall Street Journal.

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The Journal reported on Friday night that Jennifer Hegseth, a former Fox News producer who met the secretary during their time together at the network, was at a high-level meeting with her husband and U.K. Secretary of Defense John Healey on March 6. That came a day after the U.S. said it would stop sharing military intelligence with Ukraine in its defensive war against Russia. She also attended a NATO meeting in Brussels in February “where allied defense officials discussed their support for Ukraine, according to two people who attended the meeting.”

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The outlet further reported:

A secretary can invite anyone to meetings with visiting counterparts, but attendee lists are usually carefully limited to those who need to be there and attendees are typically expected to possess security clearances given the delicate nature of the discussions, according to defense officials and people familiar with the meeting. There is often security near the meeting space to keep away uninvited attendees.

Hegseth’s wife, Jennifer Hegseth, isn’t a Defense Department employee, defense officials said. It isn‘t uncommon for spouses of senior officials to possess low-level security clearances, but a Pentagon spokesperson declined to say whether Jennifer has one. Jennifer didn’t respond to requests for comment.

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