Defense pick Peter Hegseth paid accuser to protect his career, his lawyer confirms
The Fox News host reached a settlement to resolve an accusation against him, but a recently released memo brought the issue back into the public eye.
Trump defense sec’y pick Pete Hegseth confirms paying settlement to sexual assault accuser
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The attorney for former Fox News host Pete Hegseth — President-elect Donald Trump’s candidate for defense secretary — confirmed to NBC News on Sunday that Hegseth pa
Trump's pick for defense secretary paid sex assault accuser, attorney says
An attorney for Pete Hegseth, the man nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as Secretary of Defense, has confirmed that Hegseth paid a woman who in 2017 accused him of sexual assault.
Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary, paid accuser to save job at Fox News, his lawyer says
Trump has indicated that the revelations about the accuser and payment have not deterred him from Hegseth's selection as defense secretary.
Trump’s Defense Secy pick Pete Hegseth denies sexual assault, claims blackmail and paying off rape accuser to stay mum
Pete Hegseth, president-elect Trump's pick for Secretary of Defense, has rejected the claims of assaulting a woman, according to his attorney.
Trump defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth denies sexual assault allegation, acknowledges payment to accuser
Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s attorney on Sunday confirmed to NBC News that Hegseth, whom President-elect Donald Trump has named as his candidate for defense secretary, paid a woman an undisclosed amount after she accused him of sexual assault.
Trump's Pentagon pick paid woman after sex assault allegation but denies wrongdoing, his lawyer says
The lawyer for Pete Hegseth says that Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault to head off the threat of a baseless lawsuit
Trump defense pick Pete Hegseth paid settlement to woman who accused him of sexual assault, denies allegation
Hegseth's attorney says he is "completely innocent" and the woman who accused him "was the aggressor." Trump is standing behind him.
Trump’s defense secretary nominee paid accuser but denies sexual assault, attorney says
President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth, paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault in a settlement agreement that included a confidentiality clause, according to Hegseth’s attorney.
Trump transition team ‘blindsided’ by sexual assault accusation involving Pete Hegseth
Claire McCaskill, Former Democratic Senator from Missouri and Betsy Woodruff Swan, Politico National Correspondent join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary,
Trump defence pick paid accuser to save Fox News job, but denies claim
President-elect Donald Trump's pick to serve as defence secretary paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault to stay quiet so he would not risk losing his job at Fox News, his lawyer has told the BBC's US partner CBS News.
New Sexual Assault Allegation Details Against Pete Hegseth Emerge: Here’s What To Know As Trump Defends Defense Secretary Nominee
New details emerged over the weekend about a 2017 sexual assault allegation against President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to ...
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Hegseth denies sexual assault allegation: Attorney
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Trump’s pick for secretary of Defense, has denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a ...
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Pete Hegseth Paid Off a Woman Who Made a Sexual Assualt Claim Against Him: Report
Pete Hegseth’s attorney admitted there was a confidential settlement between Hegseth and a woman regarding an October 2017 ...
Pete Hegseth says he was blackmailed into paying off rape accuser during #MeToo movement: lawyer
Hegseth, who worked as Fox News host until Trump picked him for his Cabinet, paid an undisclosed amount to a woman who accused him of sexual assault, which he maintains was consensual, his lawyer ...
Mike Johnson Dodges Questions on Trump Picks Controversy in CNN Interview
The House speaker tried to stay on message and avoided commenting on Trump's controversial Cabinet nominations.