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Jill Harth, who accused Trump of sexual assault, threatens to countersue
Source: The Guardian
Jill Harth, who accused Trump of sexual assault, threatens to countersue
Harth, who settled a 1997 harassment lawsuit against Trump,
says she will retaliate if the Republican nominee carries out
promise to sue his accusers
Lucia Graves in Washington
Monday 24 October 2016 19.55 BST
Jill Harth, the first woman to publicly accuse Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, has threatened to countersue the Republican nominee for president, if he carries out the promise to sue his accusers he outlined in Gettysburg on Saturday.
“If he sues me, I know that truth is an absolute defense, and I will countersue for the emotional hurt and lost income his attacks have caused me,” Harth said in a statement on Monday afternoon.
Harth, who settled a 1997 sexual harassment lawsuit against Trump, initially stayed quiet as the businessman’s run for the White House gathered speed this year. She was inspired to speak to the Guardian in July, after Trump said she and other women were liars, when their stories were shared as part of a New York Times investigation.
“I’m not going to get an apology from him,” Harth told the Guardian. “But he really should have been taught, if you don’t have anything nice to say don’t say anything, OK? Don’t call me a liar.”
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Harth, who settled a 1997 harassment lawsuit against Trump,
says she will retaliate if the Republican nominee carries out
promise to sue his accusers
Lucia Graves in Washington
Monday 24 October 2016 19.55 BST
Jill Harth, the first woman to publicly accuse Donald Trump of sexual misconduct, has threatened to countersue the Republican nominee for president, if he carries out the promise to sue his accusers he outlined in Gettysburg on Saturday.
“If he sues me, I know that truth is an absolute defense, and I will countersue for the emotional hurt and lost income his attacks have caused me,” Harth said in a statement on Monday afternoon.
Harth, who settled a 1997 sexual harassment lawsuit against Trump, initially stayed quiet as the businessman’s run for the White House gathered speed this year. She was inspired to speak to the Guardian in July, after Trump said she and other women were liars, when their stories were shared as part of a New York Times investigation.
“I’m not going to get an apology from him,” Harth told the Guardian. “But he really should have been taught, if you don’t have anything nice to say don’t say anything, OK? Don’t call me a liar.”
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/24/donald-trump-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-jill-harth-countersue
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