Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth reportedly paid $50,000 to settle a 2017 sexual assault allegation from a woman, identified as Jane Doe, who claims the incident occurred at a Republican conference in Monterey, California. The settlement, reached in 2020, followed Hegseth’s cease-and-desist letter to Doe.
Hegseth denies the allegation, asserting the encounter was consensual, while Doe claims in a police report that she was drugged and awoke to find Hegseth preventing her from leaving the hotel room. Hegseth’s attorney stated the payment was to avoid publicity during the #MeToo era.
Despite the controversy, Hegseth cleared a procedural Senate vote and faces a full confirmation vote. Two GOP senators oppose him, leaving him with a narrow margin. Hegseth also faces accusations of workplace misconduct, including financial mismanagement and heavy drinking, all of which he denies.
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