Tim Parlatore: NDA Is No Longer in Effect with Pete Hegseth Accuser

COLLINS The other thing ░░░░░░░░ today Pete Hegseth has ░░░░░░░░ is denying that allegation ░░░░░░░░ sexual assault That was ░░░░░░░░ of one of the ░░░░░░░░ things that came up ░░░░░░░░ Trump picked him to ░░░░░░░░ his defense secretary He ░░░░░░░░ denied it fervently It ░░░░░░░░ settled in an agreement ░░░░░░░░ this woman in 2017 ░░░░░░░░ when you were talking ░░░░░░░░ to Jake Tapper you ░░░░░░░░ that you believed it ░░░░░░░░ extortion But of course ░░░░░░░░ you know extortion is ░░░░░░░░ a crime So if ░░░░░░░░ felt that it was ░░░░░░░░ why not go to ░░░░░░░░ police at the time ░░░░░░░░ Well it was a ░░░░░░░░ that we made And ░░░░░░░░ know the E mail ░░░░░░░░ the attorney I don ░░░░░░░░ you know it was ░░░░░░░░ that I don t ░░░░░░░░ if it quite rises ░░░░░░░░ the level of a ░░░░░░░░ extortion that the police ░░░░░░░░ take it on but ░░░░░░░░ think it certainly does ░░░░░░░░ the definition under the ░░░░░░░░ law for civil extortion ░░░░░░░░ it was something that ░░░░░░░░ were considering at the ░░░░░░░░ And you know quite ░░░░░░░░ with the violation of ░░░░░░░░ agreement you know if ░░░░░░░░ is not confirmed as ░░░░░░░░ secretary of defense we ░░░░░░░░ still bring a civil ░░░░░░░░ claim against her COLLINS ░░░░░░░░ if he is not ░░░░░░░░ confirmed because of these ░░░░░░░░ you may take legal ░░░░░░░░ against the person at ░░░░░░░░ center of that agreement ░░░░░░░░ Absolutely If the false ░░░░░░░░ of somebody that was ░░░░░░░░ of an extortion that ░░░░░░░░ then that was then ░░░░░░░░ out in violation of ░░░░░░░░ settlement agreement ultimately causes ░░░░░░░░ to lose his future ░░░░░░░░ opportunities then yes that ░░░░░░░░ something that is worth ░░░░░░░░ a lawsuit against her ░░░░░░░░ her friend and potentially ░░░░░░░░ the attorney for her ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS We ve heard ░░░░░░░░ people say that she ░░░░░░░░ be released from that ░░░░░░░░ disclosure agreement that was ░░░░░░░░ of the settlement agreement ░░░░░░░░ there any consideration between ░░░░░░░░ or Mr Hegseth of ░░░░░░░░ that PARLATORE Well so ░░░░░░░░ of all it s ░░░░░░░░ a nondisclosure agreement is ░░░░░░░░ where one party agrees ░░░░░░░░ to disclose This is ░░░░░░░░ confidential settlement agreement that ░░░░░░░░ confidentiality on both sides ░░░░░░░░ agreement has since been ░░░░░░░░ by her And so ░░░░░░░░ a result I sent ░░░░░░░░ to her attorney that ░░░░░░░░ agreement no longer has ░░░░░░░░ force in effect That ░░░░░░░░ one of the reasons ░░░░░░░░ I can talk about ░░░░░░░░ here because prior to ░░░░░░░░ the agreement prevented Mr ░░░░░░░░ from talking about her ░░░░░░░░ So there is no ░░░░░░░░ to release her from ░░░░░░░░ if she wants to ░░░░░░░░ and talk about it ░░░░░░░░ can do it I ░░░░░░░░ certainly she would do ░░░░░░░░ at her own peril ░░░░░░░░ a further defamation lawsuit ░░░░░░░░ and additionally NDA COLLINS ░░░░░░░░ that s news We ░░░░░░░░ t you know people ░░░░░░░░ been calling for her ░░░░░░░░ be able to speak ░░░░░░░░ you re saying I ░░░░░░░░ you re his attorney ░░░░░░░░ re saying that from ░░░░░░░░ agreement which you negotiated ░░░░░░░░ she can come out ░░░░░░░░ speak on CNN or ░░░░░░░░ she chooses PARLATORE Of ░░░░░░░░ Of course However if ░░░░░░░░ doesn t tell the ░░░░░░░░ if she repeats these ░░░░░░░░ statements then she will ░░░░░░░░ subject to a defamation ░░░░░░░░ But no she and ░░░░░░░░ s well aware of ░░░░░░░░ Her attorney is well ░░░░░░░░ that because of the ░░░░░░░░ of the agreement that ░░░░░░░░ no longer in any ░░░░░░░░ in effect she is ░░░░░░░░ to speak if she ░░░░░░░░ I ve heard people ░░░░░░░░ you know we should ░░░░░░░░ her so that she ░░░░░░░░ testify before the committee ░░░░░░░░ is no such thing ░░░░░░░░ an NDA that prohibits ░░░░░░░░ from complying with a ░░░░░░░░ COLLINS Okay so you ░░░░░░░░ saying that she could ░░░░░░░░ PARLATORE So that s ░░░░░░░░ us COLLINS You re ░░░░░░░░ she could be released ░░░░░░░░ terms of settlement agreements ░░░░░░░░ that PARLATORE No I ░░░░░░░░ saying she has already ░░░░░░░░ released She released herself ░░░░░░░░ Right Is that the ░░░░░░░░ settlement agreement that Pete ░░░░░░░░ has signed with a ░░░░░░░░ PARLATORE Yeah I mean ░░░░░░░░ you know divorce settlements ░░░░░░░░ no this is the ░░░░░░░░ one COLLINS Okay Well ░░░░░░░░ just wanted to check ░░░░░░░░ obviously you know we ░░░░░░░░ seen meetings that he ░░░░░░░░ had with people like ░░░░░░░░ Joni Ernst She was ░░░░░░░░ today I m sure ░░░░░░░░ saw this interview on ░░░░░░░░ News where she declined ░░░░░░░░ throw her support behind ░░░░░░░░ She said that she ░░░░░░░░ not gotten to a ░░░░░░░░ yet No one has ░░░░░░░░ they re not voting ░░░░░░░░ him but she said ░░░░░░░░ s not there yet ░░░░░░░░ said one thing that ░░░░░░░░ wants is more vetting ░░░░░░░░ continue with the vetting ░░░░░░░░ She said I think ░░░░░░░░ is incredibly important Hs ░░░░░░░░ Trump team submitted Pete ░░░░░░░░ s name to the ░░░░░░░░ yet for a background ░░░░░░░░ PARLATORE Oh yes he ░░░░░░░░ forms yesterday from the ░░░░░░░░ and we re working ░░░░░░░░ them right now.”