MSNBC host
#NicolleWallace had one “serious question” for her “Deadline: White House” panelists on Tuesday: Are
#DonaldTrump and his administration “trying to populate the cabinet with men accused of sexual misconduct?”
The question, directed at NBC News correspondent Vaughn Hillyard, was spurred by Wallace’s deep-dive recap of the several cabinet picks who have a sordid history of allegations, settlements, NDAs and, in the case of former Attorney General pick Matt Gaetz (“now of Cameo fame,” Wallace quipped), a scuttled House Ethics Committee investigation. Also among them: sexual assault allegations against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Pete Hegseth, and a lawsuit citing Linda McMahon as a defendant that cites WWE events held under her and Vince McMahon’s purview that fostered the sexual abuse of teenagers in attendance by high-ranking employees.
“When you’re looking at the individuals who are being tapped for these roles here, you’re seeing individuals that fit that profile,” Hillyard...