Pete Hegseth meets with Senate Republicans to secure support for expected nomination as new details emerge around alleged misconduct
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Washington — Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, met with senators on Capitol Hill on Thursday as new details emerged about an alleged sexual assault that took place in 2017.
Hegseth was accompanied in his meetings by Vice President-elect JD Vance, an Ohio senator, as they seek to secure support among Republican senators for the former Fox News host's expected nomination. Trump selected the 44-year-old Army veteran — who served in Iraq and Afghanistan — last week, citing his military experience and calling him a "Warrior for the Troops."
Ahead of the meetings, the release of a detailed police report late Wednesday drew increased attention to the defense secretary pick, building upon information unearthed about an investigation into Hegseth for an alleged sexual assault in 2017. The report included the first detailed accounts of the incident from the unnamed woman, Hegseth and others. Hegseth denies the allegation and characterized the incident as a consensual encounter.
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