Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth paid his sexual assault accuser $50,000 in a settlement agreement with the woman, identified only as Jane Doe, according to a source familiar with the matter.

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Pentagon, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that he paid $50,000 as part of a confidentiality agreement to a woman who alleged he ...

The then 30-year-old woman was a staffer for a California Republican group. Hegseth's accuser said she met the former Fox News host when he was a keynote speaker at a Republican women's conference.

Elizabeth Warren that he paid $50,000 to a woman who accused him of sexually ... with SiriusXM's "The Megyn Kelly Show," Hegseth said he paid his accuser "because I had to — or at least I ...

Hegseth allegedly took the woman's phone, then blocked the hotel ... statement Hegseth reached a confidential settlement with the accuser in December 2020. Parlatore said his client was the ...

The new information came in response to additional questions posed to Hegseth by Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Hegseth has said the encounter ... said investigators did not speak to the accuser. A police report previously obtained by ABC News, stated that a woman -- who is identified only as Jane Doe ...

A written response from defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth to senators shows he paid $50,000 to the woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017. Hegseth's attorney previously said the former ...

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, admitted to paying $50,000 to a woman who accused him of sexual assault in 2017, according to answers provided as part of his ...