During a recent Senate hearing, Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, questioned Doug Burgum, President-elect Trump's nominee for the Department of the Interior, about his history of sexual or physical harassment. Hirono directly asked Burgum if he had ever engaged in unwanted requests for sexual favors, verbal or physical harassment, or assault of a sexual nature since becoming a legal adult.
Burgum responded by stating that he had not engaged in any such behavior. When further pressed by Hirono about facing discipline or entering into settlements related to such conduct, Burgum reiterated that he had not faced any disciplinary actions or settlements in this regard.
