Trump's Pentagon Nominee Faces Scrutiny Over Misconduct Allegations
TL;DR
Pete Hegseth, nominated by President-elect Donald Trump for Secretary of Defense, paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault as part of a nondisclosure agreement, while maintaining the encounter was consensual. His lawyer stated Hegseth was intoxicated and claimed police found the woman to be the aggressor, though police have not confirmed this.
Topics:top-newspolitics#defense-secretary#donald-trump#nondisclosure-agreement#pete-hegseth#politics#sexual-assault
- Defense pick Hegseth paid accuser but denies sexual assault, attorney says The Washington Post
- Trump’s transition team caught off guard by Hegseth allegation CNN
- Trump’s Pick for Pentagon Paid an Accuser but Denies It Was Sexual Assault The New York Times
- Two Trump cabinet choices in jeopardy over sexual misconduct allegations The Guardian US
- Pentagon pick left Guard after being reported as possible ‘insider threat’ due to tattoo The Washington Post
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