Five takeaways from listening to Pete Hegseth

In 2017, the accusation of sexual harassment in Monterey, California, USA, came up repeatedly immediately after Trump invited him to the Pentagon post.

The woman, whose name has not been released, said Hegseth grabbed her phone and locked the door as she tried to leave the hotel room before sexually assaulting her, police said.

Hegseth has denied any wrongdoing. His lawyer admitted that Hegseth paid an undisclosed sum to keep quiet about the incident.

On Tuesday, Hegseth went largely on the offensive, dismissing a “coordinated smear campaign” by the left-wing media. “They want to destroy me.”

But at other times during the hearing, Hexeth responded to questions about his behavior with passionate references to his Christian faith.

“I’m not a perfect person, but redemption is real,” he said.