Senate Republicans are more receptive to Hegseth despite Gaetz’s exit
Posted on 11/22/2024
Even as President-elect Donald Trump’s first choice for attorney general imploded Thursday amid skepticism that he could overcome allegations of sexual misconduct to win Senate confirmation, Senate Republicans signaled they remained open to confirming another Cabinet pick who also faces accusations of sexual misconduct.
Senators stressed that police had investigated a 2017 allegation that Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, had drugged and sexually assaulted a woman at a California political conference and declined to press charges. Hegseth, who paid his accuser an undisclosed sum as part of a nondisclosure agreement, has denied the woman’s allegations.
Senators stressed that police had investigated a 2017 allegation that Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, had drugged and sexually assaulted a woman at a California political conference and declined to press charges. Hegseth, who paid his accuser an undisclosed sum as part of a nondisclosure agreement, has denied the woman’s allegations.
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