Media: Pete HegeSeth took his wife to at least two meetings on which sensitive issues were raised

The head of Pentagon Pete HegeSth took his wife Jennifer for at least two meetings, at which security issues were talked about, “Wall Street Journal, citing people participating in these events. The wife of Hegetha was a former journalist of the Fox News television station.

One of the meetings at which HegeSth was accompanied by his wife took place on March 6 in the Pentagon. It was a conversation with the Minister of Defense of Great Britain John Healey. “WSJ” pointed out that it was a delicate moment in transatlantic relations, because the day before the US stopped intelligence support for Ukraine.

The meeting was also attended by the Chief of Staff of the British Army Admiral Tony Radakin. According to the sources of Dziennik, politicians talked about the reasons behind the American decision to suspend intelligence support for Ukraine and further military cooperation between the USA and Great Britain.

What about access to classified information?

Jennifer Rauchet is not a Pentagon employee. Although the partners are sometimes a category that allows some access to classified information, in the case of HegeStha's wife, the Department of Defense has not revealed whether it has such access. The newspaper wrote that Jennifer did not answer journalists in this matter.

The wife of the head of the Pentagon is not the only member of the HegeSth family who participates in Pete's daily work. Philip Hegesth, the brother of the US defense minister, also travels with him and has recently been appointed to the office of a connector between the Pentagon and the Ministry of National Security.

In the past, Rauchet was a producer on Fox News, in which one of the programs was also hosted by the current head of the Pentagon.

“WSJ”: The wife of HegeStha participated in the meeting at the headquarters of NATO

According to WSJ, Jennifer also participated in the meeting at the headquarters NATOwhere officials talked about support for Ukraine. The sources of the daily said that it was a meeting of the contact group for Ukraine, which was a forum for coordinating weapons supply for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

“When you have a meeting with ministers or highly erected NATO officials, there are always sensitive security issues,” said Republican Chuck Hagel, who was the head of the Ministry of Defense during President Barack Obama. In his opinion, taking a person who is not a clerk to such a meeting means that the people taking part in him may begin to wonder what is happening and thus cause unnecessary anxiety.

Signal scandal

The head of the US Department of Defense, together with, among others, the President's adviser for national security Michael Waltz and vice president JD Vanc have recently found themselves in the fire of criticism, because they formed a group on the Signal messenger, where they talked and informed each other about the US forces attack on Huti Rebel. Yemen. They mistakenly added to this chat the editor -in -chief of the Atlantic magazine, which at first could not believe in what had happened, and later revealed the content of “secret” conversations.