Another one of Donald Trump’s officials is facing scrutiny after allegedly sharing military operation secrets with an undercover journalist.
Conservative activist James O’Keefe has shared recordings of a US nuclear official, Andrew Hugg, allegedly disclosing sensitive information to the woman.
Viral footage shows Hugg sitting at a table with the unknown woman, before asking her: ‘You’re not a spy, right?’
The journalist laughed and said no, before Hugg replied: ‘Your eyes have mesmerised me so much. So I almost gotta tell you.. That’s why the easiest way to get intelligence is to just send a pretty girl to talk to the guy.’
After exchanging niceties, Hugg is accused of sharing details of military actions in Iran and discussing the usage of nerve agents by the United States.
He also mentioned that strikes in Iran that caused the death of children, something he characterised as ‘collateral damage’.
Since the footage was released, there were reports that Hugg was escorted out of the Pentagon as an investigation was launched.
Army spokesperson Cynthia O Smith said: ‘We have placed Mr Hugg on administrative leave while we conduct a thorough investigation into this matter.’
It’s the latest scandal to rock the Trump administration after it was revealed that a counterterrorism official was suspended over a ‘sugar daddy’ scandal.
Julia Varvaro, 29, has been placed on administrative leave from her role as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism, after an investigation over a ‘Seeking’ sugar daddy dating profile.
A man identified as Robert B issued an official complaint to the Department of Homeland Security and claimed she had a profile on the sugar daddy website ‘Seeking’, where Varvaro identified herself as ‘Alessia’.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Robert claimed he spent $40,000 on Varvaro after meeting her on Hinge and dating for a few months.
He cited trips he paid for to Aruba, Italy, San Diego and South Carolina, but said he could ‘never keep her happy’.
Varvaro has denied any wrongdoing, telling the Mail: ‘I didn’t know it was bad to go on vacation with your boyfriend. We were together in an exclusive relationship. We went on vacation. I don’t know what the problem is with that.’
The bombshell claims against another DHS employee come in the same month. The husband of former Republican homeland security secretary Kristi Noem allegedly engaged in online ‘bimbofication’ fetish content.
Byron Noem, who has been married to Noem since 1992, has posted photos online dressed in women’s clothing.
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