Sen. Rick Scott defended Pete Hegseth from anonymous sources claiming sexual assault. demanded CNN interview them and then told Jake Tapper they should not be released them from their NDAs.
Scott was a whirling dervish of confusion and ridiculous defenses of Trump's Secretary of Defense nominee, causing Jake Tapper to repeatedly interrupt to try to understand the point he was making.
On the one hand, Scott asked Tapper if he asked them any questions, complaining that these anonymous sources refused to be interviewed. When Jake Tapper asked if the NDAs should be lifted so they could interviewed, Scott objected.
Scott got so flustered he complained nobody was respecting Hegseth's service. It was an embarrassing interview for the Florida Senator.
SCOTT: This is a great nominee. And I'm disgusted that these anonymous sources say these things without willing to go on to go on your show or some show. And, you know, have you asked him all these all the questions?
TAPPER: A point that you're making here, the woman who accuses Peter of raping her in 2017, although the police, we should note, did not charge him with any crime.
That woman, Pete Hegseth, paid her money and she signed a nondisclosure agreement so she can't come on my show to talk about it. Do you think Pete should release her from the NDA so that I can ask her the questions that you want me to?
