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I’m not a church boy.”
Kennedy responded to the accusation, again reported in Vanity Fair, by saying
Hegseth was vetted, but this alleged incident didn’t come up.”
This was countered by a source in Trump’s transition team, who saidEveryone is simply shocked.”
As one defense official told CNN
The police department confirmed last night that it was fully investigated and he was cleared."
Hegseth's attorney, Timothy Parlatore told CNBC
This was investigated by the police at the time and they found no evidence,
Parlatore said
Mr. Hegseth has vigorously denied any and all accusations, and no charges were filed. We look forward to his confirmation as United States Secretary of Defense so he can get started on Day One to Make America Safe and Great Again,
Cheung said
Everything about men and women serving together makes the situation more complicated, and complication in combat, that means casualties are worse,
Hegseth saidThis statement confirms that although an allegation was made, it was fully investigated and no charges were filed.
Timothy Parlatore, a lawyer representing Hegseth, told news outlets
I'm straight up just saying, we should not have women in combat roles,
Hegseth said on that podcastBut this is not a person who's prepared to lead a 3 million person workforce at the Pentagon,
Griffin said on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360
As the next U.S. Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth will finally return the focus of the U.S. Military to meritocracy, lethality, accountability and excellence."
In a post on X, Hillel Neuer, executive director of United Nations Watch, wroteThe Monterey Police Department investigated an alleged sexual assault at 1 Old Golf Course Road,
the city said in the releaseThe City of Monterey will not be making any other remarks related to this inquiry,
the news release addedI didn't want this Army anymore either."
In hisIt was a false allegation... which is, unfortunately, something that happens with public figures,
Parlatore said