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US election 2016: Mike Pence says evidence will back Trump grope denial US election 2016: Woman says Trump groped her up skirt
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Vice-presidential candidate Mike Pence has said new evidence will emerge on Friday that will undermine the sexual accusations against Donald Trump. A former aspiring model has told the Washington Post that Donald Trump reached up her skirt and groped her in a New York City nightspot in the 1990s.
The Republican said the "Clinton political machine" was using slander and lies to deflect from real issues. Kristin Anderson said the property mogul touched her vagina through her underwear during the alleged assault.
Several women have accused Mr Trump of groping them or kissing them forcibly, which he has strongly denied. Ms Anderson, now 46, said she was "very grossed out and weirded out".
First Lady Michelle Obama said some of Mr Trump's boasts about women were "shocking and demeaning". It is the latest claim of sexual misconduct to emerge in recent days against the Republican nominee, who has branded his accusers "liars".
And she said the language he has used was that of a sexual predator. Responding to this specific accusation, his spokeswoman said Ms Anderson was seeking publicity by making a "phony" complaint.
On Friday, her husband, President Barack Obama said America was a better place than Trump's remarks about women, minorities and other group suggested it was. Meanwhile, high-profile civil rights lawyer Gloria Allred said she would bring forward another alleged victim of Donald Trump at a Friday news conference in Los Angeles.
Mr Trump was heard bragging on tape that he could force himself on women because he was a star. Ms Allred, who has previously represented alleged sexual assault victims of entertainer Bill Cosby, said the woman would accuse Mr Trump of "victimising her with inappropriate sexual conduct".
But Mr Pence rejected the first lady's description, saying he did not understand the basis of her claim. In the Washington Post report, Ms Anderson said the incident happened at a Manhattan nightspot, which she believes was the China Club, while she was a waitress trying to make it as a model.
Mr Trump had categorically denied the allegations and they are unsubstantiated, said the Indiana governor. She said she was groped by a man sitting on a red velvet couch and turned around to recognise him instantly as the celebrity property mogul.
"Before the day is out there will be more evidence publicly that calls into question these allegations." "He was so distinctive looking," she told the newspaper, "with the hair and the eyebrows. I mean, nobody else has those eyebrows".
More information will back Mr Trump's claim that "this is all categorically false". She added: "It wasn't a sexual come-on. I don't know why he did it. It was like just to prove that he could do it, and nothing would happen.
When the video tape of Mr Trump's lewd remarks emerged last week, Mr Pence was unequivocal in his condemnation of the remarks. "There was zero conversation. We didn't even really look at each other. It was very random, very nonchalant on his part."
But for dozens of Republicans, strong words were not enough and they said they could no longer endorse their party's nominee. Mr Trump's spokeswoman, Hope Hicks, said in a statement emailed to the Washington Post: "Mr Trump strongly denies this phony allegation by someone looking to get some free publicity. It is totally ridiculous."
Mr Trump denied at Sunday's presidential debate that he had ever committed sexual assault. The newspaper said it had approached Ms Anderson after learning of her story through a third party, and she had spent several days deciding whether to go public.
A few days later, women began to come forward with stories of Mr Trump forcing himself on them. "I've always kept quiet," she said. "And why should I keep quiet?
On Thursday, he was defiant, calling the women "horrible liars". "Actually, all of the women should speak up, and if you're touched inappropriately, tell somebody and speak up about it.
Polls suggest he is losing ground in some of the key battleground states. "Actually go to the authorities and press some charges. It's not okay."
Republican vice-presidential candidate Mike Pence said new evidence would emerge on Friday that would undermine the sexual accusations against Mr Trump.
"Before the day is out there will be more evidence publicly that calls into question these allegations," said the Indiana governor.
He added that the "Clinton political machine" was using slander and lies to deflect from real issues.
In recent days, the Republican ticket has been rocked by allegations from several women that Mr Trump made unwanted sexual advances against them, which he has vociferously denied.
The claims began to emerge after he denied at last Sunday's presidential debate that he had ever committed sexual assault.
Mr Trump made that denial on national live television as he was asked about a leaked recording from 2005 in which he is heard bragging that he can force himself on women because he is a star.
On Thursday, First Lady Michelle Obama said Mr Trump's sexually aggressive boasts were "shocking and demeaning" and the language of a sexual predator.
Dozens of Republicans have said they can no longer endorse their party's nominee.
Polls suggest Mr Trump is losing ground in some of the key battleground states against Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, with just 24 days until the election.
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