Why is it all of these men accused of sexual inappropriate behavior

[mfcorey1]

are called out and most fired, but Drumpf is not really nailed to the wall? He has the nerve to comment on Matt Lauer!

[HughBeaumont]

1. IOKIYAR

It's OK, if You're a Republican.

Powerful Republicans never have to face consequences for their crimes unless they screw over fellow wealthy people.

[uponit7771]

2. Most of them fired are admitting to workplace rules being broken not just accusations

... were he said she said is the only evidence.

It would be really stupid for NBC to fire Lauer if Lauer is sternly saying he didn't do something.

[bdamomma]

10. they need more evidence

first complaint of wrongdoing in what 20 yrs. I am not condoning his actions either.

[NCTraveler]

12. What evidence are they in possession of? Nt

[bdamomma]

15. The person/colleague who made allegations

against Matt Lauer in inappropriate sexual behaviour. More facts need to be presented.

[NCTraveler]

16. I seem to be missing something.

They didn’t talk to Lower? You are stating they did nothing but listen to her and terminate him. This is the first I’m hearing of this.

[bdamomma]

23. I don't want to give you false information

I really would like to know if he stated his case before getting fired.

[NCTraveler]

24. That is very different than this statement.

“they need more evidence”

[bdamomma]

26. sorry for

misunderstanding I need more coffee. Just that there are many allegations coming out every day, it's mind boggling.

[uponit7771]

17. I understand but it would be ... just Trump level dumb for them to fire Lauer without anything hard

... to fire him off of.

If NBC fired Lauer just off some he said she said without any hard evidence of WORKPLACE (which is a higher standard then criminal assault IMHO) misconduct then they'd be in line for a really big lawsuit.

[bdamomma]

25. exactly a

really big lawsuit. Again, as some of DU posters have said this has been happening to women for many years. It's really a sickness. After many years of being assaulted and prowled upon and inappropriate sexual overtones and gestures it is coming back hard, KARMA is a bitch isn't it?

But I want to see the biggest assaulter get his and he's sitting in the WH.

[spanone]

3. the king answers to no one.

[sharp_stick]

4. It all depends on

who is covering them. Trump faces no consequences because the GOP congress doesn't mind. Until 2018 that's the only possible group that could force him to face consequences.

[HAB911]

5. Congress is the only entity that can touch him

and they will do nothing

until we take it back

[beachbum bob]

6. come on now, trump has never been held accoutnable OR admitted fault EVER....

[bdamomma]

11. he is not above the law

no matter what he thinks in his sick mind.

[NCTraveler]

13. he is not above the law

The law is not applied evenly and is a huge part of our battle. In a number of instances he truly is above the law. Legal concept and reality are not the same.

[ananda]

19. So far 45 has been above the law.

His family too.

I keep reading article after article, putting evidence in place
against 45 and family members.

I keep seeing investigation after investigation ... and this has
been going on for years ..

AND NOTHING.

[NCTraveler]

22. Quotation marks are not always showing up in the subject line.

“He is not above the law”

I was quoting the other poster. Sorry about the confusion. I wish quotation marks always worked in the subject line.

[NCDem47]

7. It is starting to feel like all the men accused are on the perceived left side of the spectrum

...and they are dealing with the fallout or swift action has been taken. Rightfully so in some airtight cases.

Meanwhile, on the right, lots of denial and no action or accountability. There have been scattered local issues with Repubs who are exposed harassers and hypocrites, but nothing at the national level that I know of other than the President and Moore - and you see how THAT is going.

Infuriating!!

I don't think there is a conspiracy going on as accusers are feeling empowered to come forward. But I do think Trump is taking advantage of the situation to set the stage that "everyone does it" and to muddy the waters on accusations against him.

[el_bryanto]

8. A lot of other people have pointed out the difficulty of getting him in real trouble

without the republican congress doing it - which they seem disinclined to do. But along with that is an additional problem; when there is an accusation against a prominent Democrat whether politically or in other fields, most Democrats will take the problem seriously. Consider how we looked at the accusation against Al Franken - there were a few who let him off the hook immediately but for the most we treated it as a serious accusation no matter where we ended up coming down on the issue.

With Republicans when one of their members is accused of something the investigation starts and finishes with "He's a republican? The media must be lying!" The climate is such that the Republican politicians can count on their base just ignoring any evidence of wrong doing on those grounds. So you have one side that wants to get to the truth of accusations and one side that dismisses accusations out of hand (unless they are against Democrats in which case they must be guilty).

Bryant

[bdamomma]

9. the biggest assaulter of all

16 women were muzzled by this prick, He needs to go. O'Reilly and many more got their asses handed to them.

Why does he protest/deny so much or support other women accusers because he is one also.

[spanone]

14. the Sexual Assaulter-in-Chief

[bdamomma]

18. but he continues to support Moore

and Moore's supporters can see no wrong. Our moral compass has been out of wack since this POS has entered the WH.

[blueinredohio]

21. Now would be the time for all Trumps accusers to come forward or better yet

CNN should have all of them on a show telling what he did to them and when

[Eyeball_Kid]

27. Be careful. Russians have been hard at work dismantling US institutions.

Divide and conquer.

One way is to destroy the public's confidence in a free and open press. Any assistance that they can provide in destroying the trust in the press is well appreciated by Trumpy and his team of traitors. So Russia's using propaganda resources to help the Billowing Blowhard destroy the US government and any US institutions that promote stability.

[whathehell]

28. Because removing a POTUS is much harder than firing a private industry

employee. That, and the fact that a Repuke Congress is unikely to impeach a Repuke POTUS on it's basis.

[smirkymonkey]

29. He is such a hypocrite! He is in no position to criticize anyone for their sexually inappropriate

behavior, but of course that doesn't stop him. He just can't keep his fat mouth shut.