DOJ Begs Judge to Ignore Hegseth as She Considers Making Him TestifyA federal judge is considering forcing Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to testify in court about his anti-transgender statements for a lawsuit challenging the U.S. military’s ban on transgender people. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes said in court in Washington, D.C., Wednesday that she might compel Hegseth to sit for a one-hour deposition and answer…The New Republic1d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecuritytransgender military ban lawsuit