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Trump has indicated that the revelations about the accuser and payment have not deterred him from Hegseth's selection as defense secretary.

A lawyer for Hegseth said in a statement that he settled in December 2020 only because he feared his career would suffer if her allegations were made public.

Hegseth has maintained that a 2017 encounter was consensual but paid the unnamed woman as part of a nondisclosure agreement.