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The 19 Women Who Accused President Trump of Sexual Misconduct
The "Weinstein effect" continues to roil the nations power centers. But the allegations against the president have largely stayed in the background.
Matt Ford
Dec 7, 2017 Politics
Its been two months since the reckoning began. In early October, The New York Times and The New Yorker first published the alarming accounts of women who said theyd been assaulted by Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. Rare is the day since then that women, and some men, havent come forward with accounts of sexual misconduct from famous and not-so-famous men alike.
Lurking in the background of the roiling debate about harassment and assault in American society are the allegations made against President Trump by at least 19 women, many of whom came forward after the release of the Access Hollywood tape in October 2016. Trump vociferously denies any wrongdoing. Is the official White House position that all of these women are lying? a reporter asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, in late October. Yeah, weve been clear on that from the beginning, and the presidents spoken on it, Sanders replied.
Some of the womens stories date back to the 1980s when Trumps personal relationships were fixtures of the New York City tabloids; others begin after he returned to the public eye with his NBC series The Apprentice. Their accounts describe a wide range of alleged behavior, including lewd remarks, overt harassment, groping, and sexual assault. One woman, Summer Zervos, is currently suing the president for defamation after he repeatedly called her and the others liars. What follows are details from each accuserlisted alphabeticallyand the presidents corresponding defense.
Kristen Anderson ..........................
The "Weinstein effect" continues to roil the nations power centers. But the allegations against the president have largely stayed in the background.
Matt Ford
Dec 7, 2017 Politics
Its been two months since the reckoning began. In early October, The New York Times and The New Yorker first published the alarming accounts of women who said theyd been assaulted by Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. Rare is the day since then that women, and some men, havent come forward with accounts of sexual misconduct from famous and not-so-famous men alike.
Lurking in the background of the roiling debate about harassment and assault in American society are the allegations made against President Trump by at least 19 women, many of whom came forward after the release of the Access Hollywood tape in October 2016. Trump vociferously denies any wrongdoing. Is the official White House position that all of these women are lying? a reporter asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House press secretary, in late October. Yeah, weve been clear on that from the beginning, and the presidents spoken on it, Sanders replied.
Some of the womens stories date back to the 1980s when Trumps personal relationships were fixtures of the New York City tabloids; others begin after he returned to the public eye with his NBC series The Apprentice. Their accounts describe a wide range of alleged behavior, including lewd remarks, overt harassment, groping, and sexual assault. One woman, Summer Zervos, is currently suing the president for defamation after he repeatedly called her and the others liars. What follows are details from each accuserlisted alphabeticallyand the presidents corresponding defense.
Kristen Anderson ..........................
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The 19 Women Who Accused President Trump of Sexual Misconduct (Original Post)
L. Coyote
Dec 2017
OP
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)1. Until Comcast Media
and NBC in specific,move on these Stories,nothing is going to happen. Until then,crickets.
CatMor
(6,212 posts)2. It's so sad we can't even recall their names but...
we all know Tweeden and Dupuy thanks to the media. Each trump accuser should be interviewed extensively by the media so they can be heard and not silenced.
bagelsforbreakfast
(1,427 posts)3. Where are the Franken-bashers?😉