A police report previously obtained by ABC News, stated that a woman -- who is identified only as Jane Doe -- told investigators in October 2017 that she had encountered Hegseth at an event afterparty at a California hotel where both had been drinking and claimed that he sexually assaulted her. ????? ???????  

The top senators on the Armed Services Committee were briefed on the FBI's background investigation last week but sources said investigators did not speak to the accuser. ????????????  

The FBI's probe into defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth did not include an interview with a woman who accused the former Fox News anchor of sexual assault in 2017, sources familiar with the situation told ABC News. ?????  

She continued, "We're all like, trying to find humor in this. You know, it's just those light moments that you have to have because behind you is literally a house on fire. We're safe. We're still here. Nothing else mattered. We're together. Everything else is stuff. We're okay." ????? ???????

She later sent a picture of the ring to her husband who jokingly replied, "Now you're definitely stuck with me. It's like you thought you were gonna get out of this with no ring. He's like, 'No, you're definitely stuck with me.'" ????????????