Sen. Mark Wayne Mullin (R-Okla.) refused to tell CNN just one side of the story.
Last week, California police A report has been published In 2017, he accused defense secretary candidate Pete Hegseth of sexual assault. Despite the questionable timing of the report's release and its sordid content, Hegseth was not charged with any crimes. there wasn't enough evidence To prove my suspicions.
“He was not charged. He was not charged with anything in this matter. No crime was committed.”
Nevertheless, CNN anchor Dana Bash attempted to use Sunday's reporting to smear Hegseth.
Asking Marin about the report, Basch focused the discussion on the women's claims and claims against Hegseth, rather than building the discussion around the lack of evidence or whether there were criminal charges.
Marin quickly shushed her.
“Dana, if we're going to get into that, let's talk about the whole police report,” he interjected.
“First of all, if you look at the police report, it's very clear that what Pete was saying, what his lawyer was saying, was accurate,” Mullin said. “There was no case here. He was falsely accused.”
Marin said the police report strengthens Hegseth's innocence because it says multiple witnesses identified the woman who accused him of assault as the “assailant.”
After Marin told CNN's audience what was in the police report, Bash tried to defend herself. She said she was “not finished” and would eventually explain why Hegseth was not charged with a crime.
But Marin didn't accept it.
“Danna, I'm just saying you told me part of this, but that's not accurate,” he said.
Surprisingly, Bash thanked Marin for “giving me another side.” [of the story] For me.'' Still, she wondered why Marin believed Hegseth's story and not his accuser's.
“He wasn't charged. He wasn't charged in this case. No crime was committed,” Marin shot back. “The police took everything down.”
“Unfortunately, in today's world, you can be charged with anything, especially something like this, and you're automatically considered guilty,” he added. “If you read the police report from cover to cover, which I have and I'm sure all reporters have read, it's clear there was nothing in it. There was no crime committed. It was clear that there wasn't.”
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