FILE PHOTO: Pete Hegseth, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of defense, leaves a Senate Committee on Armed Services confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 14, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -
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.
