Confirmation Hearing – Unidentified Democratic Senator

At that time, you were still married to your second wife, correct? I believe so. And you had just fathered a child by a woman who would later become your third wife, correct? Senator, I was falsely charged, fully investigated, and completely cleared. So you think you were completely cleared because you committed no crime. That's your definition of cleared?

At that time, you were still married to your second wife, correct? I believe so. And you had just fathered a child by a woman who would later become your third wife, correct? Senator, I was falsely charged, fully investigated, and completely cleared. So you think you were completely cleared because you committed no crime. That's your definition of cleared?

At that time, you were still married to your second wife, correct? I believe so. And you had just fathered a child by a woman who would later become your third wife, correct? Senator, I was falsely charged, fully investigated, and completely cleared. So you think you were completely cleared because you committed no crime. That's your definition of cleared?

You had just fathered a child two months before by a woman that was not your wife. I am shocked that you would stand here and say you're completely cleared.

You had just fathered a child two months before by a woman that was not your wife. I am shocked that you would stand here and say you're completely cleared.

You had just fathered a child two months before by a woman that was not your wife. I am shocked that you would stand here and say you're completely cleared.

And you cheated on the mother of that child less than two months after that daughter was born, didn't you?

And you cheated on the mother of that child less than two months after that daughter was born, didn't you?

And you cheated on the mother of that child less than two months after that daughter was born, didn't you?

You've admitted that you had sex at that hotel on October 2017. Now, if it had been a sexual assault, that would be disqualifying to be Secretary of Defense, wouldn't it?

You've admitted that you had sex at that hotel on October 2017. Now, if it had been a sexual assault, that would be disqualifying to be Secretary of Defense, wouldn't it?

You've admitted that you had sex at that hotel on October 2017. Now, if it had been a sexual assault, that would be disqualifying to be Secretary of Defense, wouldn't it?

If it had been a sexual assault, that would be disqualifying to be Secretary of Defense, wouldn't it? That was a false claim. He's talking about a hypothetical. So you can't tell me whether... Someone who has committed a sexual assault is disqualified from being Secretary of Defense? Senator, I know in my instance, and I'm talking about my instance only, it was a false claim. That's good.

If it had been a sexual assault, that would be disqualifying to be Secretary of Defense, wouldn't it? That was a false claim. He's talking about a hypothetical. So you can't tell me whether... Someone who has committed a sexual assault is disqualified from being Secretary of Defense? Senator, I know in my instance, and I'm talking about my instance only, it was a false claim. That's good.

If it had been a sexual assault, that would be disqualifying to be Secretary of Defense, wouldn't it? That was a false claim. He's talking about a hypothetical. So you can't tell me whether... Someone who has committed a sexual assault is disqualified from being Secretary of Defense? Senator, I know in my instance, and I'm talking about my instance only, it was a false claim. That's good.

I assume that in each of your weddings, you've pledged to be faithful to your wife. You've taken an oath to do that, haven't you?

I assume that in each of your weddings, you've pledged to be faithful to your wife. You've taken an oath to do that, haven't you?

I assume that in each of your weddings, you've pledged to be faithful to your wife. You've taken an oath to do that, haven't you?

But now I just ask the simple question. You've taken an oath like you would take an oath to be Secretary of Defense in all of your weddings to be faithful to your wife. Is that correct?

But now I just ask the simple question. You've taken an oath like you would take an oath to be Secretary of Defense in all of your weddings to be faithful to your wife. Is that correct?