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Sen. Wicker calls for Hegseth to be confirmed as Secretary of Defense

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Pete Hegseth's former sister-in-law accused him of being abusive to his second wife.

Danielle Hehseth , who used to be married to the former Fox News host, made the claim in an affidavit distributed to the Senate Armed Services Committee .

Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), SAS Committee chairman, announced late Wednesday night that Hegsetsh still had the backing of Senate Republicans .

Wicker said he had received multiple background assessments on the nominee conducted by the FBI .