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A running list of the eyewitnesses who prove Trump’s innocence on sexual misconduct

The following article by Philip Bump was psoted on the Washingt Post website December 12, 2017:

Three of the women accusing President Trump of sexual misconduct speak out again, in hopes a new “environment” will yield change. (Joyce Koh/The Washington Post)

This article has been updated.

President Trump is frustrated. He sees the 2016 election as having vindicated him on any number of things: his often-acidic politics, his disparagement of traditional campaign tactics, his rejection of the media’s correctives, his decision not to release his tax returns. Continue reading “A running list of the eyewitnesses who prove Trump’s innocence on sexual misconduct”

Fifty-Plus Female Democratic Lawmakers Urge Investigation Into Trump Allegations

The following article by Griffin Connolly was posted on the Roll Call website December 11, 2017:

Group sends letter to oversight committee over sexual misconduct claims

More than 50 female Democratic lawmakers are pushing for an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against President Donald Trump. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

More than 50 female Democratic lawmakers on Monday asked leaders in the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform to open an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct against President Donald Trump.

In a letter to Chairman Trey Gowdy of South Carolina and Ranking Member Elijah Cummings of Maryland, 59 lawmakers from the Democratic Women’s Working Group (DWWG) said the president’s own comments “appear to back up the allegations.” Continue reading “Fifty-Plus Female Democratic Lawmakers Urge Investigation Into Trump Allegations”

Trump accusers renew sexual misconduct charges against him, say it was ‘heartbreaking’ to see him elected

The following article by Mark Berman and Frances Stead Sellers was posted on the Washington Post website December 11, 2017:

Three of the women accusing President Trump of sexual misconduct speak out again, in hopes a new “environment” will yield change. (Joyce Koh/The Washington Post)

As the country grapples with a national reckoning over sexual misconduct allegations against powerful men, three women who accused the most high-profile man in America again questioned Monday why their claims did nothing to stop him from winning the presidency.

It was “heartbreaking” for women to go public with their claims against President Trump last year, only to see him ascend to the Oval Office, said Samantha Holvey, a former Miss USA contestant who in October 2016 said Trump inappropriately inspected pageant participants. Continue reading “Trump accusers renew sexual misconduct charges against him, say it was ‘heartbreaking’ to see him elected”

Nikki Haley says Trump’s accusers ‘should be heard’

The following article by Rosalind S. Helderman and David Weigel was posted on the Washington Post website December 10, 2017:

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Dec. 10 said that the women who have accused President Trump of sexual misconduct “should be heard.” (Reuters)

Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said Sunday that the women who have accused President Trump of touching or groping them without their consent “should be heard.”

Haley’s comments, made on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” diverged from the White House position on the more than a dozen women who have accused Trump of misconduct. Spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders has said that the White House’s position is that the women are lying and that the American people settled the issue by electing Trump despite the accusations.

Asked by CBS’s John Dickerson whether she considered the allegations a “settled issue,” given last year’s election results, Haley responded, “You know, that’s for the people to decide. I know that he was elected. But, you know, women should always feel comfortable coming forward. And we should all be willing to listen to them.” Continue reading “Nikki Haley says Trump’s accusers ‘should be heard’”