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The Storybook Start—and Bitter End—of Pete Hegseth’s First Marriage

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Pete Hegseth is set to be confirmed as Donald Trump's secretary of defense .

Peter Bergen says he's been accused of infidelity in his marriage to Meredith Schwarz , who filed for divorce in 2008 .

Bergen: The former Fox & Friends weekend host's personal life has become a matter of public debate as he prepares for confirmation.

Peter Bergen : Hegseth 's first marriage to Meredith Schwarz was an early example of fault lines that continue to rest just beneath his public persona.

Bergen says he and Schwarz were outliers among their early-20s Ivy League peers.

Hegsetsh changed over the course of his roughly 12-year relationship with Schwarz , Bergen writes.

The story of their marriage has a key place in the Pentagon nominee's ambitious rise.

Peter Hegseth's nomination for attorney general is far from certain.

Peggy Drexler says she was devastated by her husband's infidelity.

She says she felt gaslighted by his constantly shifting stories and felt God was helping her figure out what was happening.