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| US Election 2016: Trump 'groped woman like an octopus' | US Election 2016: Trump 'groped woman like an octopus' |
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| Two women have told the New York Times that Donald Trump touched them inappropriately, but the Republican candidate's campaign denies the report. | Two women have told the New York Times that Donald Trump touched them inappropriately, but the Republican candidate's campaign denies the report. |
| One woman said the White House hopeful grabbed her breasts and attempted to put his hand up her skirt on a flight three decades ago. | One woman said the White House hopeful grabbed her breasts and attempted to put his hand up her skirt on a flight three decades ago. |
| The second woman said Mr Trump kissed her on the mouth against her will at Trump Towers in 2005. | The second woman said Mr Trump kissed her on the mouth against her will at Trump Towers in 2005. |
| Mr Trump's campaign said "this entire article is fiction". | Mr Trump's campaign said "this entire article is fiction". |
| The New York Times was launching "a completely false, coordinated character assassination," a statement from his campaign said. | The New York Times was launching "a completely false, coordinated character assassination," a statement from his campaign said. |
| Jessica Leeds, 74, from Manhattan, told the paper she had been sitting next to Mr Trump in the first-class cabin of a flight to New York when he lifted the armrest and began to touch her. | Jessica Leeds, 74, from Manhattan, told the paper she had been sitting next to Mr Trump in the first-class cabin of a flight to New York when he lifted the armrest and began to touch her. |
| She was 38 years old at the time. | She was 38 years old at the time. |
| "He was like an octopus... his hands were everywhere," she said. "It was an assault." | "He was like an octopus... his hands were everywhere," she said. "It was an assault." |
| 'So upset' | 'So upset' |
| Rachel Crooks was a 22-year-old receptionist at a real estate company in Trump Tower when she said she was kissed on the lips by Mr Trump outside a lift in the building. | Rachel Crooks was a 22-year-old receptionist at a real estate company in Trump Tower when she said she was kissed on the lips by Mr Trump outside a lift in the building. |
| "It was so inappropriate," Ms Crooks told the New York Times. | "It was so inappropriate," Ms Crooks told the New York Times. |
| "I was so upset that he thought I was so insignificant that he could do that." | "I was so upset that he thought I was so insignificant that he could do that." |
| Neither women has ever reported their accounts to the authorities, but both shared what happened to them with friends and family. | Neither women has ever reported their accounts to the authorities, but both shared what happened to them with friends and family. |
| Ms Leeds said she was "angry and shook up" after Mr Trump touched her. | Ms Leeds said she was "angry and shook up" after Mr Trump touched her. |
| She said she quickly left the first-class cabin and returned to economy. | She said she quickly left the first-class cabin and returned to economy. |
| Ms Leeds said she had largely put the encounter out of her mind until last year, when Mr Trump's presidential campaign took off. | Ms Leeds said she had largely put the encounter out of her mind until last year, when Mr Trump's presidential campaign took off. |
| "His behaviour is deep-seated in his character," she said. "To those who would vote for him, I would wish for them to reflect on this." | "His behaviour is deep-seated in his character," she said. "To those who would vote for him, I would wish for them to reflect on this." |
| Ms Crooks said she "started hysterically crying" to her boyfriend after Mr Trump kissed her. | Ms Crooks said she "started hysterically crying" to her boyfriend after Mr Trump kissed her. |
| She said Mr Trump later asked for her phone number, which he said he wanted to pass on to his modelling agency, but she never heard from them. | She said Mr Trump later asked for her phone number, which he said he wanted to pass on to his modelling agency, but she never heard from them. |
| On coming forward, she said: "People should know... this behaviour is pervasive and it is real." | On coming forward, she said: "People should know... this behaviour is pervasive and it is real." |
| The Clinton campaign said the "disturbing" New York Times story "sadly fits everything we know about the way Donald Trump has treated women". | |
| "These reports suggest that he lied on the debate stage and that the disgusting behaviour he bragged about in the tape is more than just words." | |
| 'Grabbed my ass' | 'Grabbed my ass' |
| Meanwhile, Mindy McGillivray told the Palm Beach Post she was 23 when Trump grabbed her bottom at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida in 2003. | Meanwhile, Mindy McGillivray told the Palm Beach Post she was 23 when Trump grabbed her bottom at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida in 2003. |
| She said he was standing next to his then-fiancee Melania Knauss at the time. | She said he was standing next to his then-fiancee Melania Knauss at the time. |
| Ms McGillivray, who is now 36, said she never reported the incident to the authorities. | Ms McGillivray, who is now 36, said she never reported the incident to the authorities. |
| But her companion that day, photographer Ken Davidoff, told the newspaper he remembers her pulling him aside moments afterwards and telling him: "Donald just grabbed my ass!" | But her companion that day, photographer Ken Davidoff, told the newspaper he remembers her pulling him aside moments afterwards and telling him: "Donald just grabbed my ass!" |
| Mr Trump's campaign said Ms McGillivray's allegation "lacks any merit or veracity". | Mr Trump's campaign said Ms McGillivray's allegation "lacks any merit or veracity". |
| All three women have said they support Hillary Clinton's campaign for president. | |
| On Friday a 2005 video emerged which showed Mr Trump making obscene remarks about groping women. | On Friday a 2005 video emerged which showed Mr Trump making obscene remarks about groping women. |
| He apologised for the comments, but described them as "locker-room talk". | He apologised for the comments, but described them as "locker-room talk". |
| Many top Republicans, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, have distanced themselves in recent days from the businessman-turned-politician. | Many top Republicans, including House Speaker Paul Ryan, have distanced themselves in recent days from the businessman-turned-politician. |
| Mr Trump fired back in a string of tweets, saying the "shackles" had been removed. | Mr Trump fired back in a string of tweets, saying the "shackles" had been removed. |
| He said he neither wanted nor needed Mr Ryan's support and vowed to teach "disloyal" Republicans "how to win". | He said he neither wanted nor needed Mr Ryan's support and vowed to teach "disloyal" Republicans "how to win". |
| A recent PRRI/Atlantic poll suggested Mrs Clinton holds a 49-38 lead over her opponent. | A recent PRRI/Atlantic poll suggested Mrs Clinton holds a 49-38 lead over her opponent. |
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