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 lead the Defense Department, Fox News host Pete Hegseth—and while Hegseth has admitted through his lawyer to paying his accuser in a settlement, he vehemently denies the allegations, and Trump is reportedly standing by him.
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 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.
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.
Trump transition team stands by Pete Hegseth amid sexual assault allegations
President-elect Donald Trump is standing by his pick of Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense, who is accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 2017.
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 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’s Defense Secretary Pick Pete Hegseth Paid to Settle a Sexual Assault Accusation
Hegseth paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault to head off the threat of a baseless lawsuit, according to his lawyer.
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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 ...
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Hegseth In Extramarital Affair With Baby Mama 3 When Accused Of Rape
While he was living with his third baby mama, Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s unqualified pick to run DoD, allegedly raped a ...
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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 woman as part of NDA after she accused him of sexual assault, report claims
Despite the payment, he maintained the encounter was consensual. The Post, citing a statement from Hegseth’s attorney ...