FBI did not interview woman who accused Pete Hegseth of sexual assault in 2017: Sources

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FBI did not interview woman who accused Pete Hegseth of sexual assault in 2017: Sources
Hegseth has said the encounter was consensual and denied any wrongdoing.

By Rachel Scott, Katherine Faulders, and Luke Barr
January 14, 2025, 12:35 AM

The FBI's probe into defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth did not include an interview with a woman who accused the former Fox News anchor of sexual assault in 2017, sources familiar with the situation told ABC News. ... The top senators on the Armed Services Committee were briefed on the FBI's background investigation last week but sources said investigators did not speak to the accuser.

A police report previously obtained by ABC News, stated that a woman -- who is identified only as Jane Doe -- told investigators in October 2017 that she had encountered Hegseth at an event afterparty at a California hotel where both had been drinking and claimed that he sexually assaulted her.

No charges were filed, although Hegseth subsequently paid the woman as part of a settlement agreement, which Hegseth's attorney, Tim Parlatore, said was only because Hegseth feared his career would suffer if her allegations were made public.

The agreement stated that Hegseth made no admission of wrongdoing in the matter. Parlatore said Hegseth was the victim of "blackmail" and "false claims of sexual assault" by an unidentified woman after a Republican women's convention in California on Oct. 7, 2017.

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[BigMin28]

1. He gets special treatment

Like Brett Kavanaugh.

[in2herbs]

2. Sen. Finesteine (sp?) brought forward the woman K raped and her testimony is part of the record. Why

can't the Ds call this woman who accuses H of rape (and others) to this cte. hearing to testify?

[BigMin28]

5. I wonder the same

nt

[NotHardly]

3. Long winded way of saying they're in the fix ... corrupted thru & thru

[Midnight Writer]

4. When I was a teenager, I applied for a part-time summer job at the Post Office.

Two FBI agents came to my little town and talked to my teachers, my neighbors, my school classmates, my Mom's boss.

They then escorted me to the police station, where I was fingerprinted and interrogated.

Then I had to go to the doctor of their choice for a physical and an evaluation.

I got the job.

Meanwhile, Trump's nominees for the highest, most important, government positions in the country, have their history ignored by the FBI.

What is wrong with this picture?