Reichert Says He Would Have Arrested Trump

If Trump had made infamous ‘Access Hollywood’ comments in former sheriff’s jurisdiction

The following article by Eric Garcia was posted on the Roll Call website September 15, 2017:

Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Wash., on President Donald Trump’s “Access Hollywood” tape: “There was no reasonable explanation for those words.” Credit: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call file photo

Retiring Republican Rep. Dave Reichert said if President Donald Trump had made his 2005 comments about grabbing women in Washington when he was a cop, he would have arrested him.

Reichert was speaking in an interview with Vice News about the difficulty moderate Republicans face.

Reichert, a former sheriff in King County, Washington, said he never endorsed Trump last year. He also said that as a former police officer, Trump’s “Access Hollywood” comments revealed in October resonated with him. Continue reading “Reichert Says He Would Have Arrested Trump”