Source of false Buttigieg allegation appeared ‘mentally unstable,’ records show
By Olivia George, Erin Cox and Aaron SchafferOfficials who separated former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg from his young twins last month relied on a vague and unsubstantiated allegation from an accuser authorities later deemed possibly “mentally unstable,” according to previously unreported police records.
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| Original publisher | Washington Post — Politics |
| Canonical URL | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/27/source-bogus-buttigieg-allegation-appeared-mentally-unstable-records-show/ |
| Publication time | Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-07-27T09:06:07.004Z |
| Last seen | 2026-07-27T09:06:15.315Z |
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