Trump Says Media Hasn’t Investigated Hillary Clinton Enough
Donald Trump has just accused former President Bill Clinton of rape. The presumptive Republican nominee, speaking on Fox News Wednesday night, made the allegation after Sean Hannity named three women who have accused Clinton of sexual misconduct in the late 1970s and early 1990s.
“For example, I looked at The New York Times,” Hannity said to Trump. “Are they going to interview Juanita Broaddrick? Are they going to interview Paula Jones? Are they going to interview Kathleen Willey?”
“In one case, it’s about exposure. In another case, it’s about groping and fondling and touching against a woman’s will,” Hannity said on-air.
“And rape,” replies Trump, moving his head for a split second to look into the camera.
“And rape,” Hannity agrees.
“And big settlements, massive settlements,” Trump continues. “And lots of other things. And impeachment for lying.”
“Smearing,” Hannity says. Politico, which first reported the story, adds that “Trump then mentioned Bill Clinton being disbarred for five years in Arkansas.”
“You know, he lost his law license, OK? He couldn’t practice law. And you don’t read about this on Clinton,” Trump said.
Politico explains the background:
Of the three women Hannity mentioned, Jones accused Bill Clinton of exposing himself to her at a Little Rock, Arkansas, hotel in 1991, while Willey has accused Clinton of groping her in 1993. Broaddrick, who was known as Jane Doe No. 5 during the Paula Jones trial before coming forward, alleged in 1999 that Clinton had sexually assaulted and raped her in 1978. In 1999, Clinton’s lawyer David Kendall called Broaddrick’s allegations “absolutely false.”
Fox News posted 18 tweets quoting Trump during the interview that aired during the 10:00 hour. Not one tweet included the rape comment.
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