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Trump defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth denies sexual assault allegation, acknowledges payment to accuser

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Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s attorney on Sunday confirmed to NBC News that Hegseth, whom President-elect Donald Trump has named as his candidate for...

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  1. Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick to lead Defense Dept., accused of sexual assault in 2017

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    Trump defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth denies sexual assault allegation, acknowledges payment to accuser

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  1. ABC 7 New York

    Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick to lead Defense Dept., accused of sexual assault in 2017 (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Who is Pete Hegseth? The Fox News host and defense secretary nominee was accused of sexual assault in 2017.

  2. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for defense secretary, faced sex assault allegation (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Hegseth, a former Fox News host, was not charged with a crime in connection with the reported 2017 incident.

  3. Forbes

    Trump’s Defense Secretary Pick Pete Hegseth Named In 2017 Sexual Assault Probe (opens Forbes)

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    No charges were filed after local police investigated an “alleged sexual assault” involving the Fox News host.

  4. Fox2 Detroit

    Pete Hegseth paid woman after sex assault allegation, lawyer confirms (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    Fox News host Pete Hegseth, who’s been tapped by Donald Trump to be the next defense secretary, paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault, his attorney confirmed.

  5. The Boston Globe

    Defense pick Hegseth paid accuser but denies sexual assault, attorney says (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Hegseth agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to the woman because he feared that revelation of the matter “would result in his immediate termination from Fox."

  6. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Trump’s defense secretary nominee paid accuser but denies sexual assault, attorney says (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Kaanita Iyer, Zachary Cohen and Kaitlan Collins, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth, paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault in a settlement agreement that included a confidentiality clause, according to Hegseth’s attorney.

  7. WTOP Washington DC

    Trump’s Pentagon pick paid woman after sex assault allegation but denies wrongdoing, his lawyer says (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault to head off the threat of a baseless lawsuit, according to Hegseth’s lawyer.

  8. The Guardian

    Trump’s defense pick reportedly paid sexual assault accuser but denies claims (opens The Guardian)

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    Peter Hegseth, pick for defense department, says encounter was consensual but woman was paid undisclosed sum

  9. NBC Chicago

    Trump defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth denies sexual assault allegation, acknowledges payment to accuser (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s attorney on Sunday confirmed to NBC News that Hegseth, whom President-elect Donald Trump has named as his candidate for...

  10. Newsweek

    Pete Hegseth paid accuser as allegation meant he'd likely be fired—attorney (opens Newsweek)

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    The Fox News commentator paid the woman who had accused him of sexual assault as part of a nondisclosure agreement.

  11. Salon

    Trump DOD secretary pick Hegseth paid off sexual assault accuser: report (opens Salon)

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    Pete Hegseth reportedly paid off a woman who accused him of sexual assault.

  12. Anchorage Daily News

    Trump defense pick Pete Hegseth paid accuser but denies sexual assault, attorney says (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Documents obtained by The Post provide extensive detail about an allegation that Pete Hegseth sexually assaulted a woman in 2017.

  13. Winchester Star

    Trump (opens Winchester Star)

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    Winchester Star's feed description

    The lawyer for Pete Hegseth says that Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault to head off the threat of a baseless

  14. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Defense pick Pete Hegseth paid accuser but denies sexual assault, attorney says (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Hegseth agreed to pay an undisclosed amount to the woman because he feared that revelation of the matter “would result in his immediate termination from Fox,” where he works as a host, a statement from his lawyer said.

  15. ABC 7 Chicago

    Hegseth, Trump's defense pick, paid settlement to woman who accused him of sexual assault: Lawyer (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    The lawyer of Fox News' Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's defense secretary pick, says he paid a settlement to a woman who accused him of sexual assault.

  16. Time

    Trump’s DoD Pick Pete Hegseth Settled a Sexual Assault Accusation (opens Time)

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

  17. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Lawyer: Defense pick Hegseth paid woman to avoid lawsuit (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    WASHINGTON -- Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault to head off the threat of a baseless lawsuit, according to Hegseth's lawyer.

  18. The Columbian

    Lawyer: Pete Hegseth paid woman after sex assault allegation but denies wrongdoing (opens The Columbian)

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    WASHINGTON — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump

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