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| Trump blames Democrats for 'fabricated stories' of sexual misconduct | Trump blames Democrats for 'fabricated stories' of sexual misconduct |
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| Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday that the numerous sexual misconduct allegations against him were a Democratic plot. | Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday that the numerous sexual misconduct allegations against him were a Democratic plot. |
| “Despite thousands of hours wasted and many millions of dollars spent, the Democrats have been unable to show any collusion with Russia,” the president tweeted, “so now they are moving on to the false accusations and fabricated stories of women who I don’t know and/or have never met. FAKE NEWS!” | “Despite thousands of hours wasted and many millions of dollars spent, the Democrats have been unable to show any collusion with Russia,” the president tweeted, “so now they are moving on to the false accusations and fabricated stories of women who I don’t know and/or have never met. FAKE NEWS!” |
| Trump lashed out a day after three women who previously accused Trump of sexual harassment shared their stories in an interview on NBC and at a press conference in New York. | |
| The women – Jessica Leeds, Samantha Holvey and Rachel Crooks – urged Congress to investigate Trump’s behavior. Hour later, Kristen Gillibrand, a Democratic senator from New York, asked for the same thing on Twitter, and called on Trump to resign over the allegations. Before the day ended, nearly 60 female lawmakers had also formally requested a congressional investigation into Trump. | |
| In a letter, 56 female Democrats wrote to the House committee on oversight and government reform requesting an investigation. “We cannot ignore the multitude of women who have come forward with accusations against Mr Trump,” the Democratic Women’s Working Group wrote. | |
| The lawmakers have a press conference scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. | |
| Before the female lawmakers called for the investigation, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders denied the allegations at a Monday afternoon press briefing. | |
| When reporters pressed Sanders to provide evidence that could discredit allegations made against Trump, she said: “The president has first-hand knowledge on what he did or didn’t do.” | |
| Sanders also pledged to provide a list of eyewitnesses whose accounts exonerated the president. She did not provide the list by late Monday. | |
| Gillibrand’s call for a congressional investigation came in a tweet on Monday where she wrote that Trump should resign. | |
| “But, of course, he won’t hold himself accountable,” she wrote. “Therefore, Congress should investigate the multiple sexual harassment and assault allegations against him.” | |
| This also seemed to rile the president, who on Tuesday morning targeted Gillibrand in a tweet. | |
| Nearly 45 minutes after tweeting that the misconduct allegations are a Democratic plot, Trump wrote: “Lightweight Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a total flunky for Chuck Schumer and someone who would come to my office ‘begging’ for campaign contributions not so long ago (and would do anything for them), is now in the ring fighting against Trump. Very disloyal to Bill & Crooked-USED!” | |
| Gillibrand responded on Twitter minutes later: “You cannot silence me or the millions of women who have gotten off the sidelines to speak out about the unfitness and shame you have brought to the Oval Office,” she wrote. |