Confirming Air Force Gen. John Hyten will send a 'very dangerous message' to assault victims, Col. Kathryn Spletstoser warned lawmakers in her opening statement obtained by POLITICO.
The Army colonel who has accused Air Force Gen. John Hyten of sexual misconduct delivered a warning to a Senate committee last week — telling the lawmakers that it would send "a very dangerous message to sexual assault victims" to promote him to be the nation's second-highest ranking military officer.
that elevating Hyten would deter the next victim from coming forward to report being attacked by a high-ranking officer."Even if the investigators determine that there was no evidence to show that the victim was lying … no one will believe her anyway, so why even bother reporting," Spletstoser told the committee, according to a copy of her opening statement obtained by POLITICO.
Spletstoser, who says her former boss assaulted her during a conference in late 2017, leveled her allegation after President Donald Trump nominated Hyten in April, prompting the inquiry by the Air Force’s Office of Special Investigations.Sign up for Morning Defense, a daily briefing on Washington's national security apparatus.By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Some Democrats on the committee have expressed concern about confirming Hyten. “We'll have to listen carefully to what he has to say, but based on the information so far, I would have trouble supporting his nomination,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal said on Monday. "I'm not at all concerned about it," said freshman Sen. Kevin Cramer . "And if something comes up before the vote that can corroborate, then we should take another look.”
But she said she’s pessimistic that either the administration will withdraw Hyten’s nomination before Tuesday's hearing or that lawmakers will vote him down. “We’ve been hoping for common sense to prevail for months now, but that hasn’t happened, so I don’t expect a lot. I don’t expect anything good,” she said.
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