President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team was in the middle of announcing new Cabinet picks this week when they were informed of a sexual assault allegation about one of his previous selections,

The exclusive report by the Washington Post detailed that a complaint was shared with Trump’s team which outlined a woman’s claim that Hegseth assaulted her.

The former Fox News host wasn't charged in the investigation conducted by Monterey, California, police in October 2017.

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of defense, was involved in a police investigation into an alleged sexual assault in 2017, local officials in California confirmed Thursday night.

Donald Trump's Cabinet pick Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host, was listed in a sexual assault investigation in Monterey, California in 2017.

Trump’s pick for secretary of defense was investigated in a 2017 incident in California, Monterey police said. Hegseth’s lawyer said police found “no evidence” of wrongdoing.

Pete Hegseth, a Fox News host who is Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, was accused of sexual assault in 2017 after a speaking appearance at a Republican women’s event in Monterey,

President-elect Donald Trump’s team stood by Pete Hegseth, his nominee for defense secretary, after media reports that police investigated a sexual assault claim against him and that his tattoos raised concern by a fellow Army member.