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Pete Hegseth: “I've never been ordered to do anything illegal, and I won't.”

Featuring: Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Defense | National

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LIVE: Slotkin Questions Secretary Pete Hegseth at Senate Armed Services Committee

Published | Video Starts at 05:30

Please stand up for the Constitution. Do not send uniform military to our polls. Do you have a response to that portion of the question, Mr. Secretary? I've never been ordered to do anything illegal, and I won't. That goes without saying. Thank you for the answer, Senator Duckworth. (05:30–05:35)

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