Hegseth has maintained that a 2017 encounter was consensual but paid the unnamed woman as part of a nondisclosure agreement.

Hegseth paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault to head off the threat of a baseless lawsuit, according to his lawyer.

An unidentified woman allegedly suffered contusions in an incident that was investigated by California police.

Documents obtained by The Post provide extensive detail about an allegation that Pete Hegseth sexually assaulted a woman in ...

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, was involved in a police investigation into an alleged sexual ...

President-elect Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick, Pete Hegseth, paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault in a ...

Fox News host Pete Hegseth's attorney on Sunday confirmed to NBC News that Hegseth, whom President-elect Donald Trump has ...

President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary in his second term, Pete Hegseth, was investigated for alleged ...

Hegseth's attorney says he is "completely innocent" and the woman who accused him "was the aggressor." Trump is standing ...

The former Fox News host wasn't charged in the investigation conducted by Monterey, California, police in October 2017.

Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host who is Trump’s pick to lead the DOD, was accused of sexual assault after a speaking appearance ...

One of Donald Trump's most controversial cabinet picks just became even more so: Pete Hegseth, tapped for defense secretary ...