Special counsel says he and his team were faced with unprecedented situation of an impending criminal prosecution of a sitting president

• Criminal case dismissed against Trump over efforts to overturn 2020 election

Corey Lewandowski, an adviser to Donald Trump, has said that he and the president-elect have “no concerns at all” regarding Pete Hegseth’s confirmation by the Senate as the next US secretary of defense.

During an appearance on NewsMax, Lewandowski was asked if Trump had any concerns about Hegseth and his nomination, to which Lewandowski responded: “We have no concerns at all.”