{"id":132674,"date":"2024-12-03T02:15:26","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132674"},"modified":"2024-12-03T02:15:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:15:26","slug":"trump-defense-nominee-had-to-leave-job-over-alleged-drunken-behavior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=132674","title":{"rendered":"Trump Defense Nominee Had To Leave Job Over Alleged Drunken Behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 class=\"topline-heading\">Topline<\/h2>\n<p>President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth was forced to step down from the head of two nonprofit veterans groups he ran amid allegations of repeated drunken public behavior in front of staff, the New Yorker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/news-desk\/pete-hegseths-secret-history?_sp=2c9b4d01-263c-4123-98aa-0e8b03d1b0fb.1733144156939\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/news-desk\/pete-hegseths-secret-history?_sp=2c9b4d01-263c-4123-98aa-0e8b03d1b0fb.1733144156939\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/news-desk\/pete-hegseths-secret-history?_sp=2c9b4d01-263c-4123-98aa-0e8b03d1b0fb.1733144156939\" aria-label=\"reported\">reported<\/a>\u2014the latest allegations against Hegseth that could threaten his confirmation in the Senate.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed-base image-embed embed-0\" role=\"presentation\"><figcaption><fbs-accordion class=\"expandable\" current=\"-1\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"color-body light-text\">Pete Hegseth, former host of Fox &amp; Friends, at the National Council of Young Israel Gala in New York <span class=\"plus\" data-ga-track=\"caption expand\">&#8230; [+]<\/span><span class=\"expanded-caption\"> City. (Photo by Michael Brochstein\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/fbs-accordion><small>LightRocket via Getty Images<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Timeline<\/h2>\n<div class=\"timeline\">\n<div class=\"timeline-element\">\n<p><span class=\"timeline-timestamp\">December 2<\/span>While serving as president of Concerned Veterans for America in 2014, Hegseth brought staff to a Louisiana strip club and had to be restrained from joining the dancers on stage, according to a seven-page whistleblower report obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/news-desk\/pete-hegseths-secret-history?_sp=2c9b4d01-263c-4123-98aa-0e8b03d1b0fb.1733144156939\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/news-desk\/pete-hegseths-secret-history?_sp=2c9b4d01-263c-4123-98aa-0e8b03d1b0fb.1733144156939\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/news-desk\/pete-hegseths-secret-history?_sp=2c9b4d01-263c-4123-98aa-0e8b03d1b0fb.1733144156939\" aria-label=\"The New Yorker\">The New Yorker<\/a>, and on another work trip, to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, in May 2015, Hegseth drunkenly yelled \u201cKill All Muslims\u201d while he was out partying late at a hotel bar, The New Yorker reported, citing a letter from a fellow staffer to a superior at the organization.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline-element\">\n<p>Hegseth, who was married to his second wife while serving as president of the organization between 2013 and 2015, regularly tried to \u201c\u2018hook up\u2019 with women on the road,\u201d according to an email one of the whistleblowers sent to a higher up that was obtained by The New Yorker (Hegseth\u2019s lawyer, Timothy Parlatore, provided the magazine with a statement from \u201can advisor\u201d to Hegseth that called the claims \u201coutlandish\u201d and stemming from \u201ca petty and jealous disgruntled former associate\u201d).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline-element\">\n<p><span class=\"timeline-timestamp\">November 29<\/span>In 2018, Hegseth\u2019s mother, Penelope Hegseth, asked her son to \u201cget some help and take an honest look at yourself\u201d after \u201call the women (and I know it\u2019s many) you have abused in some way\u201d by being a man that \u201cbelittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around and uses women for his own power and ego,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/29\/us\/politics\/pete-hegseth-mother-email.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/29\/us\/politics\/pete-hegseth-mother-email.html\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/29\/us\/politics\/pete-hegseth-mother-email.html\" aria-label=\"according\">according<\/a> to an email obtained by the New York Times, though she told the outlet she immediately apologized for the accusation, which she said was written \u201cin anger, with emotion.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline-element\">\n<p><span class=\"timeline-timestamp\">November 25<\/span>Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., was noncommittal about Hegseth\u2019s nomination, telling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/gaetz-test-trump-controvserial-nominees-senate-gabbard-kennedy-hegseth-rcna181740\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/gaetz-test-trump-controvserial-nominees-senate-gabbard-kennedy-hegseth-rcna181740\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/gaetz-test-trump-controvserial-nominees-senate-gabbard-kennedy-hegseth-rcna181740\" aria-label=\"NBC News\">NBC News<\/a> the allegations he sexually assaulted a woman in a Monterey, Calif., hotel in 2017 were \u201ca pretty big problem, given that we have . . . a sexual assault problem in our military,\u201d adding the accusations demonstrate the need for background checks, and telling the network, \u201cI\u2019m not going to pre-judge him, but yeah, it\u2019s a pretty concerning accusation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline-element\">\n<p><span class=\"timeline-timestamp\">November 25<\/span>The Guardian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/25\/pete-hegseth-book-attacks-nato-alliances\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/25\/pete-hegseth-book-attacks-nato-alliances\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/25\/pete-hegseth-book-attacks-nato-alliances\" aria-label=\"reported\">reported<\/a> onew details from Hegseth\u2019s 2020 book, \u201cAmerican Crusade,\u201d in which he criticizes the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the United Nations, calling the UN a \u201cfully globalist organization that aggressively advances an anti-American, anti-Israel and anti-freedom agenda,\u201d while claiming NATO is a \u201crelic and should be scrapped and remade,\u201d questioning why \u201cIslamist Turkey\u201d is a member.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline-element\">\n<p><span class=\"timeline-timestamp\">November 24<\/span>Despite the controversies surrounding Hegseth, a total of 33% of Americans polled by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/saradorn\/2024\/11\/24\/most-americans-approve-of-trump-transition-as-controversial-rfk-jr-gets-high-marks-poll-finds\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/saradorn\/2024\/11\/24\/most-americans-approve-of-trump-transition-as-controversial-rfk-jr-gets-high-marks-poll-finds\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/saradorn\/2024\/11\/24\/most-americans-approve-of-trump-transition-as-controversial-rfk-jr-gets-high-marks-poll-finds\/\" aria-label=\"CBS\/YouGov\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS\/YouGov<\/a> said he was a good choice for Defense secretary, while 28% said he\u2019s not a good pick and 39% said they haven\u2019t heard enough about him.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline-element\">\n<p><span class=\"timeline-timestamp\">November 20<\/span>New details from the 2017 assault allegations emerged in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/siladityaray\/2024\/11\/21\/po\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/siladityaray\/2024\/11\/21\/po\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/siladityaray\/2024\/11\/21\/po\" aria-label=\"police report\" rel=\"noopener\">police report<\/a>: Hegseth\u2019s accuser told police in Monterey, Calif., she was at an afterparty for a conference of the California Federation of Republican Women, where Hegseth was a speaker, when she confronted Hegseth about his allegedly inappropriate behavior with other women at the conference, then ended up in a hotel room with him where she remembers him hovering over her shirtless and ejaculating on her stomach.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline-element\">\n<p>The woman, identified as \u201cJane Doe\u201d in the report, told police she \u201cremembered saying \u2018no\u2019 a lot\u201d when she was with Hegseth in his room and that Hegseth \u201ctook her phone from her hands\u201d then \u201cblocked the door with his body\u201d when she tried to leave, according to the report.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline-element\">\n<p>Hegseth, who told police the two had consensual sex that night, according to the document, responding directly to the allegations for the first time, told reporters at the Capitol \u201cas far as the media\u2019s concerned, it\u2019s very simple, the matter was fully investigated and I was completely cleared, and that\u2019s where I\u2019m going to leave it\u201d when asked by a reporter if he sexually assaulted a woman in Monterey.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"timeline-element\">\n<p><span class=\"timeline-timestamp\">November 19<\/span>At least one other Republican senator, Joni Ernst of Iowa\u2014a member of the Senate Armed Services committee who has openly criticized the military\u2019s handling of sexual assault allegations\u2014expressed reservations about Hegseth, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/11\/21\/congress\/pete-hegseth-senate-confirmation-00190866\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/11\/21\/congress\/pete-hegseth-senate-confirmation-00190866\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/11\/21\/congress\/pete-hegseth-senate-confirmation-00190866\" aria-label=\"telling Politico\">telling Politico<\/a> the claims are worthy of a \u201cdiscussion,\u201d adding, \u201cany time there are allegations, you want to make sure they are properly vetted.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">What To Watch For<\/h2>\n<p>Hegseth, or any cabinet nominee that requires Senate approval, can afford to lose only three Republican votes to be confirmed for the job as the GOP will hold a slim 53-47 majority beginning next year. Other GOP senators have expressed support for Hegseth, including Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/11\/21\/congress\/gop-leadership-support-for-hegseth-00190854\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/11\/21\/congress\/gop-leadership-support-for-hegseth-00190854\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/11\/21\/congress\/gop-leadership-support-for-hegseth-00190854\" aria-label=\"told Politico\">told Politico<\/a> after meeting with him that he is a \u201cstrong nominee\u201d who \u201cpledged that the Pentagon will focus on strength and hard power\u2014not the current administration\u2019s woke political agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">How Were The Allegations Against Hegseth Made Public?<\/h2>\n<p>The sexual assault allegations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tylerroush\/2024\/11\/15\/trumps-defense-secretary-pick-pete-hegseth-named-in-2017-sexual-assault-probe\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tylerroush\/2024\/11\/15\/trumps-defense-secretary-pick-pete-hegseth-named-in-2017-sexual-assault-probe\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tylerroush\/2024\/11\/15\/trumps-defense-secretary-pick-pete-hegseth-named-in-2017-sexual-assault-probe\/\" aria-label=\"first surfaced\" rel=\"noopener\">first surfaced<\/a> in a memo sent to Trump\u2019s transition team from a woman who said she was friends with the accuser. The memo was obtained by multiple news outlets several days after Hegseth was nominated by Trump on Nov. 12.<\/p>\n<p><fbs-ad position=\"inread\" progressive=\"\" ad-id=\"article-0-inread\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">What Is Hegseth\u2019s Response To The Allegations?<\/h2>\n<p>Hegseth has firmly denied the allegations through his lawyer, Timothy Parlatore, who said Hegseth paid the woman a settlement in 2020 as part of a nondisclosure agreement. Parlatore said Hegseth entered into the agreement when he learned the woman and her husband hired a lawyer and told other people she planned to file a lawsuit against him. Hegseth told police he was intoxicated that night and did not know why the accuser returned to his hotel room with him, but that they had consensual sex, according to the police report. He said the woman, who was staying at the hotel with her husband, \u201cshowed early signs of regret\u201d the next morning, and he assured her that he would not tell anyone about the encounter, the report states.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Has Hegseth Been Charged With A Crime?<\/h2>\n<p>No. Police recommended the case to the Monterey County District Attorney\u2019s Office for review, but charges were never filed.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">What Are Hegseth\u2019s Views On The Military?<\/h2>\n<p>Hegseth\u2014who served in the National Guard\u2014has intensely criticized military leadership, castigating their handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal. He has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/14\/nx-s1-5191941\/pete-hegseth-defense-department-dei\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/14\/nx-s1-5191941\/pete-hegseth-defense-department-dei\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2024\/11\/14\/nx-s1-5191941\/pete-hegseth-defense-department-dei\" aria-label=\"drawn controversy\">drawn controversy<\/a> for criticizing diversity initiatives within the military, and calling for the dismissal of military <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/pete-hegseths-plan-overhaul-americas-military-fire-ton\/story?id=115842674\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/pete-hegseths-plan-overhaul-americas-military-fire-ton\/story?id=115842674\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/pete-hegseths-plan-overhaul-americas-military-fire-ton\/story?id=115842674\" aria-label=\"leaders\">leaders<\/a> he believes are connected to \u201cwoke\u201d policies. He has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/21\/us\/politics\/pete-hegseth-defense-department.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/21\/us\/politics\/pete-hegseth-defense-department.html\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/11\/21\/us\/politics\/pete-hegseth-defense-department.html\" aria-label=\"publicly\">publicly<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/05\/21\/media\/fox-news-pete-hegseth-trump-pardon-war-crimes\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/05\/21\/media\/fox-news-pete-hegseth-trump-pardon-war-crimes\/index.html\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/05\/21\/media\/fox-news-pete-hegseth-trump-pardon-war-crimes\/index.html\" aria-label=\"privately\">privately<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/05\/21\/media\/fox-news-pete-hegseth-trump-pardon-war-crimes\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/05\/21\/media\/fox-news-pete-hegseth-trump-pardon-war-crimes\/index.html\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2019\/05\/21\/media\/fox-news-pete-hegseth-trump-pardon-war-crimes\/index.html\" aria-label=\"advocated\">advocated<\/a> for members of the military accused of war crimes. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/22\/trump-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-book?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/22\/trump-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-book?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/22\/trump-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-book?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1\" aria-label=\"The Guardian\">The Guardian<\/a> reported Hegseth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/22\/trump-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-book?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/22\/trump-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-book?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/22\/trump-defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-book?CMP=oth_b-aplnews_d-1\" aria-label=\"wrote\">wrote<\/a> in his 2020 book \u201cAmerican Crusade\u201d that if President Joe Biden won the election, the military and police would be \u201cforced to make a choice\u201d and that there would be \u201csome form of civil war.\u201d Trump has previously suggested he would use the military to go after domestic political opponents, which he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/mollybohannon\/2024\/10\/13\/harris-blasts-trump-for-urging-military-crackdown-on-radical-left-on-election-day-enemy-from-within\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/mollybohannon\/2024\/10\/13\/harris-blasts-trump-for-urging-military-crackdown-on-radical-left-on-election-day-enemy-from-within\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/mollybohannon\/2024\/10\/13\/harris-blasts-trump-for-urging-military-crackdown-on-radical-left-on-election-day-enemy-from-within\/\" aria-label=\"described\" rel=\"noopener\">described<\/a> as \u201cthe enemy from within.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">What Has Hegseth Said About Women In The Military?<\/h2>\n<p>In his 2024 \u201cThe War on Warriors,\u201d recapped by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/25\/pete-hegseth-book-attacks-nato-alliances\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/25\/pete-hegseth-book-attacks-nato-alliances\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/25\/pete-hegseth-book-attacks-nato-alliances\" aria-label=\"The Guardian\">The Guardian<\/a>, Hegseth wrote that only men should serve in combat roles. \u201cIf we\u2019re going to send our boys to fight\u2014and it should be boys\u2014we need to unleash them to win,\u201d he wrote, adding they need \u201cto be the most ruthless\u201d and \u201cthe most uncompromising. The most overwhelmingly lethal as they can be.\u201d Hegseth <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/military-women-defense-hegseth-combat-916d50a7b465ccfea1aeb13bb91064b3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/military-women-defense-hegseth-combat-916d50a7b465ccfea1aeb13bb91064b3\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/military-women-defense-hegseth-combat-916d50a7b465ccfea1aeb13bb91064b3\" aria-label=\"reiterated his stance\">reiterated his stance<\/a> in a recent podcast, telling host Shawn Ryan on Nov. 7 \u201cI\u2019m straight up just saying we should not have women in combat roles. It hasn\u2019t made us more effective.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">What Has Trump Said About Hegseth?<\/h2>\n<p>Trump called Hegseth a \u201cwarrior\u201d and \u201ca true believer in America First\u201d in a statement announcing the nomination on Nov. 12. The statement touts his service in the Army National Guard and his deployments to Guantanamo Bay, Iraq and Afghanistan, along with his eight years as a Fox News host. A spokesperson for Trump\u2019s transition team told the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hegseth-assault-allegations-police-report-trump-e6ebec0a1a5c7fb51cb5e2198f5e12a5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hegseth-assault-allegations-police-report-trump-e6ebec0a1a5c7fb51cb5e2198f5e12a5\" data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hegseth-assault-allegations-police-report-trump-e6ebec0a1a5c7fb51cb5e2198f5e12a5\" aria-label=\"Associated Press\">Associated Press<\/a> in response to the police report being made public that it \u201ccorroborates what Mr. Hegseth\u2019s attorneys have said all along: the incident was fully investigated and no charges were filed because police found the allegations to be false.\u201d The police report does not say whether officials made a determination about the allegations.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"subhead-embed color-accent bg-base font-accent font-size text-align\">Further Reading<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/saradorn\/2024\/11\/18\/new-sexual-assault-allegation-details-against-pete-hegseth-emerge-heres-what-to-know-as-trump-defends-defense-secretary-nominee\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/saradorn\/2024\/11\/18\/new-sexual-assault-allegation-details-against-pete-hegseth-emerge-heres-what-to-know-as-trump-defends-defense-secretary-nominee\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/saradorn\/2024\/11\/18\/new-sexual-assault-allegation-details-against-pete-hegseth-emerge-heres-what-to-know-as-trump-defends-defense-secretary-nominee\/\" aria-label=\"New Sexual Assault Allegation Details Against Pete Hegseth Emerge: Here\u2019s What To Know As Trump Defends Defense Secretary Nominee\" rel=\"noopener\">New Sexual Assault Allegation Details Against Pete Hegseth Emerge: Here\u2019s What To Know As Trump Defends Defense Secretary Nominee<\/a> (Forbes)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/siladityaray\/2024\/11\/21\/police-report-offers-additional-details-about-2017-sexual-assault-allegation-against-pete-hegseth\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/siladityaray\/2024\/11\/21\/police-report-offers-additional-details-about-2017-sexual-assault-allegation-against-pete-hegseth\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/siladityaray\/2024\/11\/21\/police-report-offers-additional-details-about-2017-sexual-assault-allegation-against-pete-hegseth\/\" aria-label=\"Police Report Details 2017 Sexual Assault Allegation Against Pete Hegseth\" rel=\"noopener\">Police Report Details 2017 Sexual Assault Allegation Against Pete Hegseth<\/a> (Forbes)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tylerroush\/2024\/11\/15\/trumps-defense-secretary-pick-pete-hegseth-named-in-2017-sexual-assault-probe\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"color-link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tylerroush\/2024\/11\/15\/trumps-defense-secretary-pick-pete-hegseth-named-in-2017-sexual-assault-probe\/\" data-ga-track=\"InternalLink:https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/tylerroush\/2024\/11\/15\/trumps-defense-secretary-pick-pete-hegseth-named-in-2017-sexual-assault-probe\/\" aria-label=\"Trump\u2019s Defense Secretary Pick Pete Hegseth Named In 2017 Sexual Assault Probe\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump\u2019s Defense Secretary Pick Pete Hegseth Named In 2017 Sexual Assault Probe<\/a> (Forbes)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/saradorn\/2024\/12\/02\/hegseth-cabinet-nomination-defense-secretary-nominee-accused-of-rampant-drunken-behavior-while-heading-veterans-nonprofits\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Topline President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth was forced to step down from the head of two nonprofit veterans groups he ran amid allegations of repeated drunken public &hellip; 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