CBS News reports:
Pete Hegseth, the Army veteran turned Fox News host selected by President-elect Donald Trump to be defense secretary during his second term was investigated for an alleged sexual assault in 2017, Monterey, Calif. officials confirmed. The incident allegedly occurred somewhere between a minute before midnight on Oct. 7, 2017 and 7 a.m. on Oct. 8, 2017 at 1 Old Golf Course Road, the location of the Hyatt Regency Monterey Hotel.
News of the sexual misconduct allegation was revealed on Thursday by Vanity Fair when the magazine reported that Trump’s incoming chief of staff, Susie Wiles, was briefed about the alleged sexual misconduct by Hegseth. The allegation prompted a discussion among Wiles, Trump’s legal team and Hegseth, who described the allegation as a consensual encounter and a classic case of he-said, she-said, the magazine reported.
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According to two sources, incoming White House chief of staff Susie Wiles was briefed Wednesday night about an allegation that Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth had acted inappropriately with a woman.
“Mr. Hegseth has vigorously denied any and all accusations, and no… pic.twitter.com/4r78nJLR9i
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) November 15, 2024