Dems' reluctance to investigate E. Jean Carroll's sexual assault allegation against Trump, explained

[DonViejo]

Democrats’ reluctance to investigate E. Jean Carroll’s sexual assault allegation against Trump, explained

They haven’t held any hearings.

By Ella Nilsen and Li Zhou Jul 3, 2019, 7:50am EDT

Top Democrats believe E. Jean Carroll, the latest Donald Trump accuser, but they’re reluctant to do anything about it.

“I don’t know the person — it doesn’t matter if I did or not. I respect that, but I don’t know what Congress’s role would be in this,” said House Speaker Nance Pelosi at a recent weekly press conference. “But in any of these things, this is not about what Congress would do, this is about what the president’s own party would do. You’d really have to ask them.”

Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the Senate, told the Washington Post “every allegation like this should be taken seriously,” though he stopped short of suggesting further action. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) was more direct. “It’s not particularly new news, so I don’t know,” Feinstein said. “I think it stands on its own. ... I don’t think we need to take action.”

“This is something the founders never envisioned; there’s not a mechanism here, outside impeachment,” a Democratic aide told Vox. While this viewpoint is getting more traction in the House, it’s far from a universal opinion among Democrats. The aide added that with the leak of the Access Hollywood tape during the 2016 race, much of the public has known this side of Trump before he was elected. “The guy won a presidential campaign with these accusations public.”

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https://www.vox.com/2019/7/3/18760117/e-jean-carroll-sexual-assault-allegation-donald-trump-house-democrats

[spanone]

1. 'there's not a mechanism here, outside impeachment' ...then impeach the MF45

[TreasonousBastard]

2. Last I heard, she doesn't want to make a bigger thing of it...

The story is out, and wherever it goes on its own steam is where it goes.

[beachbum bob]

3. he said she said scenario and no proof in existence to validate the charge, what could go wrong?