White House aide Kellyanne Conway said Thursday that allegations against Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore made in the Washington Post “would be disqualifying for anyone in public office.”
“We need to listen to both sides, but at the same time, that hypothetical would be disqualifying for anyone in public office,” Conway said, in a clip aired on MSNBC.
The Post reported the stories of four women who said Moore pursued relationships with them as a grown man when they were teenagers. In one case, a 32-year-old Moore took then-14-year-old Leigh Corfman to his house, undressing her before initiating sexual contact.
“She remembers that Moore kissed her, that he took off her pants and shirt, and that he touched her through her bra and underpants. She says that he guided her hand to his underwear and that she yanked her hand back,” the Post reported.
The White House’s director of legislative affairs, Marc Short, said on CNN later Thursday that “there’s no path forward” for Moore if the Post’s reporting is accurate.
“That’s a big ‘If’ clause, Wolf, it certainly is, but yes,” he told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer.
But, pressed on how Alabama voters should determine the veracity of the allegations — which the Post reported after interviews with more than 30 sources — Short had few specific ideas.
“I think that the voters of Alabama deserve to know the truth and I think the voters of Alabama will demand more information, more facts to figure this out,” he said.
Some GOP leaders have called on Moore to drop out of the race to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ former Senate seat — still, other Alabama officials have dismissed the Post’s reporting and defended Moore.
Hahahahahahahahaha
Really? Really? I mean OMFG, Really?
This people have zero sense of irony. Or truth.
Irony, May You Rest in Blessed Peace
Off Topic:
So did he or did he not take a cyanide capsule before sitting down to talk.
(Only to realize Gorka just gave him tic tacs in reality)
Ignoring for a moment that Donald allies P Grabber Trump is president, but somebody accused of sexual misconduct decades earlier needs to mention the most guilty person of all not only in regard to sexual misconduct but also lying about it, Clarence Thomas, who was confirmed for a lifetime appointment as a Supreme Court Justice where he has served for almost 30 years in the face of obvious guilt and perjury. Everyone at the time knew Thomas was lying and Anita Hill was telling the truth because as all the actions of all these people coming out today from about that times proves what Thomas did was not uncommon. That is before Anita Hill spoke up, the behavior toward women by people in power or with prestige that Thomas was obviously guilty and lying about was not that uncommon. But as long as Clarence Thomas sits on the Supreme Court it is really hypocritical for Republicans in particular but really everybody to condemn any man for sexual misconduct toward women from 30 years ago.
Surely, Gen. Kelly will issue a statement saying the lack of ability to compromise leads to sexual assault.