NEW: The FBI has been examining a violent domestic dispute from nine years ago between acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan and his then-wife as part of a background investigation ahead of his possible confirmation hearing.https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/06/18/defense-secretary-fbi-patrick-shanahan-wife-domestic-violence-altercation/1470811001/ …
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The competing accounts of the violent fight between Shanahan and his then-wife are outlined in hundreds of pages of court files and police records, as well as interviews. They did not surface when Trump selected Shanahan as the Pentagon's No. 2, or as acting defense chief.pic.twitter.com/nBd4zZ5WDh
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It seems quite odd that that did not surface back then. Any theories as to why?
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That's a reasonable theory. He was on the commercial airplane side for a while, but I'd guess they'd try to keep his clearance current nevertheless. Could be that part of this started to come up during a periodic reinvestigation...
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