During a recent Senate hearing, Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, questioned Pete Hegseth about various sensitive topics, including unwanted sexual advances and his commitment to the defense secretary role. Hirono asked Hegseth if he had ever engaged in unwanted sexual behavior since becoming a legal adult, to which Hegseth responded in the negative.
The senator then brought up a 2017 police report alleging that Hegseth sexually assaulted a woman in a hotel room. Hegseth denied the accusation, stating that he was falsely accused, and after a thorough investigation, he was cleared of any wrongdoing. Hirono expressed skepticism about Hegseth's claim of being completely cleared.
