Hegseth paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault to head off the threat of a baseless lawsuit, according to his lawyer.

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, was involved in a police investigation into an alleged sexual ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth, paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault in a ...

Fox News host Pete Hegseth's attorney on Sunday confirmed to NBC News that Hegseth, whom President-elect Donald Trump has ...

Hegseth's attorney says he is "completely innocent" and the woman who accused him "was the aggressor." Trump is standing ...

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Hegseth has maintained that a 2017 encounter was consensual but paid the unnamed woman as part of a nondisclosure agreement.

The former Fox News host wasn't charged in the investigation conducted by Monterey, California, police in October 2017.

A lawyer for Hegseth said in a statement that he settled in December 2020 only because he feared his career would suffer if her allegations were made public.

President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary in his second term, Pete Hegseth, was investigated for alleged sexual assault in 2017, officials in Monterey, Calif. confirm.

Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host who is Trump’s pick to lead the DOD, was accused of sexual assault after a speaking appearance ...

The 'Fox & Friends' host was involved in a sexual assault investigation in Monterey, Calif. in October 2017, city officials ...