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| US election: Donald Trump accusers telling lies, says Melania | US election: Donald Trump accusers telling lies, says Melania |
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| Melania Trump has insisted that her husband is a "gentleman" and that the women who allege that he sexually assaulted them are lying. | Melania Trump has insisted that her husband is a "gentleman" and that the women who allege that he sexually assaulted them are lying. |
| She also said that lewd comments Donald Trump made about women that were caught on videotape were unacceptable but did not represent the man she knows. | She also said that lewd comments Donald Trump made about women that were caught on videotape were unacceptable but did not represent the man she knows. |
| The Republican presidential nominee was guilty of "boy talk" but was "egged on" by TV host Billy Bush, she added. | The Republican presidential nominee was guilty of "boy talk" but was "egged on" by TV host Billy Bush, she added. |
| The tape prompted dozens of Republicans to drop their support for him. | The tape prompted dozens of Republicans to drop their support for him. |
| In the video, Mr Trump tells Mr Bush, who was then host of NBC's Access Hollywood, that he can force himself on women because he's a star. | In the video, Mr Trump tells Mr Bush, who was then host of NBC's Access Hollywood, that he can force himself on women because he's a star. |
| Several women have since come forward and accused Mr Trump of sexual assault, which he denies. | Several women have since come forward and accused Mr Trump of sexual assault, which he denies. |
| "I know he respects women but he is defending himself because they are lies," Mrs Trump said in an interview with CNN. | "I know he respects women but he is defending himself because they are lies," Mrs Trump said in an interview with CNN. |
| "I believe my husband," she said. "My husband is kind and he is a gentleman and he would never do that." | "I believe my husband," she said. "My husband is kind and he is a gentleman and he would never do that." |
| She claimed the scandal had been "organised and put together to hurt his candidacy" by Hillary Clinton's campaign team and the media. | She claimed the scandal had been "organised and put together to hurt his candidacy" by Hillary Clinton's campaign team and the media. |
| "With the details [the media] have got, did they ever check the backgrounds of these women? They didn't have any facts," she added. | "With the details [the media] have got, did they ever check the backgrounds of these women? They didn't have any facts," she added. |
| Speaking for the first since the scandal began, Mrs Trump defended her husband's conduct with women, saying he had never behaved inappropriately over the years. | Speaking for the first since the scandal began, Mrs Trump defended her husband's conduct with women, saying he had never behaved inappropriately over the years. |
| Women commonly approached her husband in front of her to give him their phone numbers and behave inappropriately, she said. | Women commonly approached her husband in front of her to give him their phone numbers and behave inappropriately, she said. |
| Reflecting on the 2005 Access Hollywood videotape leaked to the media 10 days ago, she said: "I said to my husband that, you know, the language was inappropriate. It's not acceptable. | Reflecting on the 2005 Access Hollywood videotape leaked to the media 10 days ago, she said: "I said to my husband that, you know, the language was inappropriate. It's not acceptable. |
| "And I was surprised, because that is not the man that I know." | "And I was surprised, because that is not the man that I know." |
| After the taped remarks became public, Mrs Trump issued a statement saying she found the words he spoke to be offensive but she accepted his apology. | After the taped remarks became public, Mrs Trump issued a statement saying she found the words he spoke to be offensive but she accepted his apology. |
| Now she believes Billy Bush, who was fired by NBC over the tape, was the main culprit. | Now she believes Billy Bush, who was fired by NBC over the tape, was the main culprit. |
| Mr Trump, she said, "was led on - like, egged on - from the host to say dirty and bad stuff". | Mr Trump, she said, "was led on - like, egged on - from the host to say dirty and bad stuff". |
| She also justified her husband's tactic of appearing with the women who have accused former President Bill Clinton of sexual assault. | |
| With three weeks to go before Americans cast their vote, polls show Mr Trump with considerable ground to make up on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in key battleground states. | With three weeks to go before Americans cast their vote, polls show Mr Trump with considerable ground to make up on Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in key battleground states. |
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