https://nypost.com/2024/11/17/us-news/pete-hegseth-says-he-was-blackmailed-into-paying-off-rape-accuser/
"If she were to come out and start repeating these false claims, or if this in any way derails the confirmation, then, yeah, we will probably be following a pretty massive lawsuit against her for defamation and civil and extortion," Parlatore said..."
