Revelations of an alleged sexual assault involving Pete Hegseth, Trump's pick for Defense secretary, at a meeting of Republican women in 2017 have set off a firestorm.

A woman told Monterey police that Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick for Defense secretary, blocked her from leaving his room and sexually assaulted her, according a police report.

Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department changed his account of whether he was drunk during a 2017 encounter investigated as a sexual assault.

Former Navy pilot, federal prosecutor, and candidate for New Jersey governor, Rep. Mikie Sherrill reacts to recent reporting of sexual assault allegations against Trump defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth and his comments that women should not serve in combat roles in the military.

A recently released police report from the 2017 incident revealed that the woman, who has not been identified, told police that Hegseth blocked the door to stop her from leaving his hotel room and took her phone away before sexually assaulting her.