Pete Hegseth’s lawyer threatened to sue his client’s sexual assault accuser for extortion if Hegseth’s nomination for secretary of defense collapses.
The woman who has accused Hegseth of sexual assault may not be guilty of criminal extortion, Tim Parlatore told CNN, but he could still file a lawsuit against her for civil extortion.
When asked why Hegseth’s legal team did not involve the police at the time the allegations were first made, Parlatore said, “It was something we were considering at the time.”
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