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| US election 2016: Trump says groping claims 'absolutely false' | US election 2016: Trump says groping claims 'absolutely false' |
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| Donald Trump has rejected a slew of accusations of sexual misconduct, telling supporters in Florida they are "totally and absolutely false". | Donald Trump has rejected a slew of accusations of sexual misconduct, telling supporters in Florida they are "totally and absolutely false". |
| The Republican presidential nominee said the women making the allegations were "horrible liars" and the media was colluding with rival Hillary Clinton. | The Republican presidential nominee said the women making the allegations were "horrible liars" and the media was colluding with rival Hillary Clinton. |
| Several women say he groped them or forcibly kissed them. | Several women say he groped them or forcibly kissed them. |
| First Lady Michelle Obama earlier said Mr Trump's boasts about groping women were "shocking and demeaning". | First Lady Michelle Obama earlier said Mr Trump's boasts about groping women were "shocking and demeaning". |
| "Leaders should meet a basic standard of human decency," she said during a campaign appearance in New Hampshire. | "Leaders should meet a basic standard of human decency," she said during a campaign appearance in New Hampshire. |
| Seeing Mr Trump make lewd comments about women, on a video leaked last week to the Washington Post, "has shaken me to my core in a way that I cannot have predicted," Mrs Obama said, her voice cracking with emotion. | Seeing Mr Trump make lewd comments about women, on a video leaked last week to the Washington Post, "has shaken me to my core in a way that I cannot have predicted," Mrs Obama said, her voice cracking with emotion. |
| Two women told the New York Times that the Republican presidential candidate groped or kissed them. | Two women told the New York Times that the Republican presidential candidate groped or kissed them. |
| A People magazine reporter also said she was forcibly kissed, while another woman said Mr Trump grabbed her bottom. | A People magazine reporter also said she was forcibly kissed, while another woman said Mr Trump grabbed her bottom. |
| Making his first public appearance since the allegations were made, he told a rally in West Palm Beach these stories were "a conspiracy against the American people" by the political and media establishment. | Making his first public appearance since the allegations were made, he told a rally in West Palm Beach these stories were "a conspiracy against the American people" by the political and media establishment. |
| He said he had evidence the accusations were unfounded and would release that at the "appropriate time". | |
| The media, he said, "will seek to destroy your career and your family". | The media, he said, "will seek to destroy your career and your family". |
| He has threatened to sue the New York Times, which published accusations from two women on Wednesday evening. | |
| The newspaper has responded by saying that if he believes he is above criticism "we welcome an opportunity to have a court set him straight". | |
| Asked during last Sunday's televised presidential debate whether he had kissed or groped women without their consent, Mr Trump said: "No, I have not", and stressed that he respected women. | Asked during last Sunday's televised presidential debate whether he had kissed or groped women without their consent, Mr Trump said: "No, I have not", and stressed that he respected women. |
| Many of the women said Mr Trump's denial during the second presidential debate prompted them to come forward. | Many of the women said Mr Trump's denial during the second presidential debate prompted them to come forward. |
| Last week's emergence of a video tape in which Mr Trump boasts that his fame means he can "do anything" to women has sparked a crisis that has engulfed his campaign. | Last week's emergence of a video tape in which Mr Trump boasts that his fame means he can "do anything" to women has sparked a crisis that has engulfed his campaign. |
| Dozens of Republicans have said they can no longer back him and he has fallen further behind Mrs Clinton in national and state polls. | Dozens of Republicans have said they can no longer back him and he has fallen further behind Mrs Clinton in national and state polls. |
| Which Republicans have deserted Trump? | |
| Inside the tortured mind of an anti-Trump Republican | |
| Five issues where Trump and Ryan clash |