DONALD ON DONALD/LEGAL/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday [12-12-17] that he didn’t know or had never met the women accusing him of sexual harassment and assault, despite evidence to the contrary.
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders qualified the comment during her daily press briefing, saying the President was only referring to the three women who appeared at a news conference Monday to reiterate their accusations against Trump.
That’s despite the fact Trump’s tweet made no such specification.
‘Despite thousands of hours wasted and many millions of dollars spent, the Democrats have been unable to show any collusion with Russia – 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,’ Trump wrote. ‘FAKE NEWS!’
At least 15 women have come forward with a wide range of accusations against Trump, spanning from sexual harassment and sexual assault to lewd behavior around women. Of the women, 13 say Trump attacked them directly and two others say they witnessed behavior that made them uncomfortable. All the alleged incidents took place prior to his assuming the presidency. Trump has denied all the allegations.
Video and photographs from the time prove Trump has met and interacted with multiple women who have accused him of sexual assault or harassment.
At least six of his accusers have offered proof that the businessman-turned-president spent some time with them, despite Trump saying he either didn’t know or has never met them.”
-Dan Merica, “White House qualifies false Trump claim he doesn’t know his accusers,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, Dec. 12, 2017 07:06pm