On November 16th, comprehensive foreign media reported that the prospects of final confirmation of two of Trump's most controversial cabinet nominees may be in jeopardy due to sexual misconduct allegations. Concerns about Trump's nominee for defense secretary, Hegseth's inexperience and extreme views, have complicated his path to Senate confirmation after it emerged that California police investigated sexual assault allegations against him in 2017, but no charges were filed. But this shocked several members of Trump's team, who later questioned the feasibility of nominating Hegseth. Trump's attorney general nominee, Gates, had faced a two-year Justice Department investigation over sex trafficking allegations. These included allegations that he had sex with a 17-year-old minor. On Friday, Republican and Democratic senators clamored to see the House Ethics Committee's report on Gates' conduct, which was commissioned after a criminal investigation ended without prosecution.