Pete Hegseth‚ Donald Trumps choice for defense chief got into hot-water over a past non-disclosure deal (which came to light this fall). His legal-team confirmed he paid money to a woman who made accusations against him
The incident happened at a late-night gathering where Hegseth was “not in full control of his actions“ according to his attorney Timothy Parlatore. The defense nomineeʼs camp states that everything that occurred was with mutual-agreement; however they still went forward with a cash settlement
The police investigation determined that the Complainant had initiated the encounter
Local law-enforcement got involved when the woman reported it several days afterwards‚ but their findings dont match what Hegseths team claims. The police department hasnt backed-up the statement about who started things that night
The Washington Post got their hands on papers showing the following details:
- Payment was made through legal channels
- Both sides signed confidentiality papers
- Police got involved after initial report
- Hegseths team maintains his innocence
The nominees representative emphasized that his client chose to resolve things quietly through legal-channels even though he believed he did nothing wrong