Hegseth paid $50k to sexual assault accuser as part of confidentiality agreement
2 months ago

Hegseth paid $50k to sexual assault accuser as part of confidentiality agreement

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Pete Hegseth revealed to the Senate Armed Services Committee that he paid $50,000 to a woman who accused him of sexual assault. Hegseth's accuser said she met the former Fox News host when he was a keynote speaker at a Republican women's conference. "Hegseth strongly felt that he was the victim of blackmail and innocent collateral damage in a lie that the Complainant was holding onto to keep her marriage intact,” attorney Timothy Parlatore said at the time. Hegseth’s former coworkers at a veterans’ advocacy organization say he was constantly intoxicated and fostered a hostile work environment, allegations that GOP Senators Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins pointed to in statements announcing their opposition to his confirmation.

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