• yesterday
A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Pete Hegseth after he took her phone, blocked the door to a California hotel room and refused to let her leave, according to a detailed investigative report made public late Wednesday.
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00:00President of the United States for this amazing, humbling opportunity to be nominated to the Department of Defense.
00:07It's an incredible opportunity that I do not take lightly.
00:10I just want to thank the Vice President of the United States.
00:12She has advanced and spent the morning with me in the U.S. Senate of the United States.
00:15We take very seriously the advice and consent role that the U.S. Senate has.
00:19We look forward to engaging in that process.
00:22We take absolutely nothing for granted, and we welcome the opportunity to talk to any senator that wants to talk to us.
00:29Did you sexually assault a woman in Monterey, California?
00:32As far as the media is concerned, I'll keep this very simple.
00:36The matter was fully investigated, and I was completely clear, and that's where I'm going to leave it.
00:41Thank you very much.

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