Sen. Lindsey Graham says Hegseth has pledged to release accuser from confidentiality agreement
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Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, promised to release the woman who accused him of sexual assault from a confidentiality agreement.
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Sunday that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, promised to release the woman who accused him of sexual assault from a confidentiality agreement. Graham told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Hegseth “told me he would release her from that agreement,” adding, “I’d want to know if anybody nominated for a high-level job in Washington legitimately assaulted somebody.” Hegseth, a veteran and former Fox News anchor, has faced a tough confirmation process as allegations emerged related to his workplace behavior and treatment of women, including a surfaced sexual assault allegation from 2017. Hegseth has denied the allegation, and no charges were brought. Years later, Hegseth reached a settlement with the accuser that included a confidentiality clause. His lawyer, Tim Parlatore, told CNN last month that Hegseth settled because it was during the #MeToo movement and he didn’t want to lose his job at Fox News if the accusation became public. Graham, a South Carolina Republican, said the accuser would need to make her claims publicly for them to be considered. “If people have an allegation to make, come forward and make it like they did in Kavanaugh. We’ll decide whether or not it’s credible,” he said, referring to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who was confirmed despite accusations he assaulted a woman when they were teenagers in the 1980s. CNN has reached out to Trump’s transition team for comment.
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