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Pete Hegseth meets with Senate Republicans to secure support for expected nomination as new details emerge around alleged misconduct

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Pete Hegseth , President-elect Donald Trump's defense secretary pick, met with senators on Capitol Hill Thursday .

New details emerged about an alleged sexual assault that took place in 2017 .

The former Fox News host denies the allegation and characterized the incident as a consensual encounter.

The district attorney in Monterey , California , declined to file charges in January 2018 .

Hegseth says he checked multiple times to make sure the woman was comfortable with what was happening.

His lawyer says police found the allegations to be false, which is why no charges were filed.

Neither Monterey police nor city officials have publicly said the allegations were found false.

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