Fox News colleagues smelled booze on Pete Hegseth before going on air over 12 times: NBC

Ten current and former Fox News employees told NBC News that Pete Hegseth had a drinking problem they found concerning, and two said they smelled alcohol on him before going on air.

President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate Hegseth as secretary of defense, but a number of stories surfaced in recent weeks that left Republican senators questioning the nomination.

Two Fox News colleagues "said that on more than a dozen occasions during Hegseth’s time as a co-host...