Pete Hegseth Paid Woman Who Accused Him of Sex Assault

More details are emerging about a 2017 sexual assault allegation made against Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s secretary of defense pick

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News of the allegation came to light Friday, when reported that members of Trump’s transition team had been made aware of the incident in a memo and were worried about its implications.

According to the Post, the alleged assault took place in a California hotel after a California Federation of Republican Women conference, and a complaint was made by the victim’s friend.

On Saturday, the publication received a statement from Hegseth’s lawyer Timothy Parlatore, confirming that the Fox News host had paid his accuser out of fear that he would lose his TV gig.