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Taylor Odisho

Trump Defense Secretary Nominee Paid Off Sexual Assault Accuser to Keep Her Quiet: Lawyer

President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, paid off his sexual assault accuser in 2017. (Credit: Getty Images)

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News anchor, paid his sexual assault accuser an undisclosed amount of money and made her sign a nondisclosure agreement in 2017, his personal lawyer confirmed on Monday.

"They threatened to file a lawsuit, knowing that the likelihood of success was minimal, but the mere public filing would cause him to lose his job," Tim Parlatore, Hegseth's lawyer since 2017, told Military.com.

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