Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News host and nominee for secretary of defense, likely has a clear path to Senate confirmation after Republican senators indicated they would support him, despite new details coming out about the 2017 sexual assault claim against him.

Hegseth, 44, who met with GOP senators on Capitol Hill on Thursday, was accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a conference in 2017, which resulted in a payment made to the woman as part of a confidential settlement. The claim, which was revealed in a 22-page police report, came out Wednesday night. However, the Army National Guard veteran has denied any wrongdoing.

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