Hegseth said he settled sexual assault accusation for $50,000

Originally published by The 19th.Pete Hegseth told Sen. Elizabeth Warren that he paid $50,000 to a woman who accused him of sexually assaulting her. He has said he was falsely accused over the incident, which became a focus of Democrats in his confirmation hearings.President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense revealed the amount he paid in written responses to a detailed list of over 70 questions sent to him in advance of his confirmation hearings by Warren, a Massachusetts D