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But the question, he said, was what Hegseth would do if Trump ordered him to instruct the military to perform illegal acts.

“I will instruct my cabinet that I expect results within the first 100 days, or much sooner than that.”

He has said he would instruct federal agencies to interpret the amendment long-held to grant citizenship to any person born on U.S. soil to exclude "the future children of illegal aliens."

And as president, he could instruct his justice department to drop the federal charges against him relating to the 6 January riots so he doesn’t have to worry about a jail sentence.

In midlife, he’s begun collecting any talisman he feels may instruct him in how to live.