Washington – Pete Hegseth, President Trump K. Candidate To lead the Defense Department, Sen told Elizabeth Warren that she has paid a woman to $ 50,000 Accused him To sexually harass her in 2017, two sources familiar with the case confirmed from CBS News.
Hegseth repeatedly denied any wrongdoing and said that an encounter with a woman in a Montere, California, a hotel agreed.
He disclosed in answering the written questions written by Massachusetts Democrats during the waiting process.
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In a December interview with Siriusxm's “The Magin Kelly Show”, Hegseth said he had paid his accused “because I – at least I thought I did that at that time.” He said he was newly married, and was under consideration for a role in the first Trump administration and wanted to protect his family and his Fox News job. He refused to disclose the amount given by that time.
Earlier Thursday, Senate advanced Hegseth's enrollment, put him on the track, as if his support is confirmed on Friday night. He can lose three Republican votes, if necessary on hand with Vice President JD Vance to break a tie. The Senate Republican has dismissed the allegations against Hegseth on a large scale, but saw two faults during Thursday's procedural vote.
Both Sen Lisa Murkovski of Alaska and Sen Susan Colins of Main said that they opposed Hegseth's nomination, cited several allegations of misconduct against her and competed her comments on women. Hegseth has accepted alcohol as “Self medicine“He said” The Will Can Show “podcast, but he has also denied that he has a problem of drinking and has vowed to drink if he confirms as the Defense Secretary.