New, troubling details have emerged about Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon. Over the weekend, a lawyer for Pete Hegseth said Hegseth paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault. The alleged assault took place in 2017. No charges were fired. Hegseth’s lawyer said the sexual encounter was consensual. He went on to […]
Audio
Troubling details emerge about Trump’s Pentagon chief pick
New, troubling details have emerged about Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon. Over the weekend, a lawyer for Pete Hegseth said Hegseth paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault. The alleged assault took place in 2017. No charges were fired. Hegseth’s lawyer said the sexual encounter was consensual. He went on to say that the confidential settlement was reached because Hegseth believed the filing of the threatened lawsuit could have gotten him fired from Fox News, where he was employed.