- Trump Stands by Defense Pick Who Says Encounter With Woman Was Not Sexual Assault The New York Times
- Pete Hegseth, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, paid accuser to save job at Fox News, his lawyer says CBS News
- Pentagon pick left Guard after being reported as possible ‘insider threat’ due to tattoo The Washington Post
- Pete Hegseth says he was blackmailed into paying off rape accuser during #MeToo movement: lawyer New York Post
- Gingrich applauds Hegseth pick: Pentagon needs ‘complete overhaul’ The Hill