Calling for resignation without investigation was dumb politics.

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35. He didnt admit guilt. He did the exact opposite

He denied it all. He just didn’t want to be “that guy” who calls women liars or promotes the general culture. He was being intelligent and classy — probably not a good move for most Americans, especially not with our media.

“ Over the last few weeks, a number of women have come forward to talk about how they felt my actions had affected them. I was shocked. I was upset. But in responding to their claims, I also wanted to be respectful of that broader conversation, because all women deserve to be heard, and their experiences taken seriously.

I think that was the right thing to do. I also think it gave some people the false impression that I was admitting to doing things that, in fact, I haven’t done. Some of the allegations against me are simply not true. Others, I remember very differently.”