Trump hosts surprise panel with Bill Clinton's accusers
Source: Politico
Donald Trump held a surprise panel, broadcast live to Facebook, with women who have accused Bill Clinton of sexual misconduct on Sunday evening, just an hour and a half before he was set to square off with Hillary Clinton in their second presidential debate.
Seated beside four women -- including Juanita Broaddrick, Paula Jones, Kathleen Willey and Kathy Shelton -- Trump addressed viewers ahead of the debate, making an issue of Bill Clintons own sexual history as the GOP nominee faces a mass defection from within his own party after being caught bragging about sexual assault.
These four very courageous women have asked to be here, and it was our honor to help them, Trump said of the women who then excused his comments caught on tape and released on Friday.
Actions speak louder than words, Broaddrick said. Mr. Trump may have said some bad words, but Bill Clinton raped me and Hillary Clinton threatened me. I don't think there's anything worse.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/10/donald-trump-bill-clinton-accusers-229441
I'm expecting an enlightened discussion on trade policy.
onehandle
(51,122 posts)dhol82
(9,351 posts)This should be an interesting evening.
Yikes!
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)pursue it at the time - and why didn't she go to the authorities..lies and the liars - deplorable..
BigDemVoter
(4,149 posts)so there can't be ANY truth to this, or they would have gone after it in the 90's.
rusty quoin
(6,133 posts)bench scientist
(1,107 posts)Tess49
(1,579 posts)behavior. Bad move, Donald. Keep it up!
gwheezie
(3,580 posts)She's strong & can handle trump.
liberalmuse
(18,671 posts)This is a disservice to women who've actually been sexually assaulted.
Jim__
(14,058 posts)This is the level of republican debate.
Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)He is going to alienate every woman who has ever been the victim of a sexual assault. Hillary didn't assault them. Go fact check 'hillary defends rape'. Go look at the Federal Affidavit Juanita Broadrick signed saying nothing ever happened (so, is she saying she commited perjury in her affidavit?).
He turns my stomach!
Jim__
(14,058 posts)From politicsUSA:
3. I met President Clinton more than twenty years ago through family friends. Our introduction was not arranged or facilitated, in any way, by the Arkansas State Police. I have never been an Arkansas state employee or a federal employee. I have never discussed with Mr. Clinton the possibility of state or federal employment nor has he offered me any such position. I have had no further relations with him for the past (15) years.
4. During the 1992 Presidential campaign there were unfounded rumors and stories circulated that Mr. Clinton had made unwelcome sexual advances toward me in the late seventies. Newspaper and tabloid reporters hounded me and my family, seeking corroboration of these tales. I repeatedly denied the allegations and requested that my familys privacy be respected. These allegations are untrue and I had hoped that they would no longer haunt me, or cause further disruption to my family.
cab67
(2,990 posts)It was pathetic. It really looked like what it was - Trump using these women for his own purposes.
If the Trump campaign is smart, they'll not rebroadcast any of it. Which means we'll be seeing plenty of it.
no_hypocrisy
(46,010 posts)He likely planned on parading these women closer to Election Day.
mobeau69
(11,131 posts)mobeau69
(11,131 posts)This will backfire on him big-time. Hillary will kick his ass tonight.
TomCADem
(17,382 posts)...of course, short of that, I doubt this is the first time that someone has tried to attack Hillary for the sex scandals of her husband.
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,711 posts)But Trump and his minions are desperate.
still_one
(92,060 posts)needs to do is point out that Mr. Trump's entire campaign has been based on racism and sexism, and that alone makes him unqualified to be President.
She absolutely should NOT engage in the media frenzy that is sure to follow, but maintain that point throughout.
Chicago1980
(1,968 posts)This is going to be quite interesting.
Joey Liberal
(5,526 posts)And re-enforces that the fact that he's unfit for the presidency.
erpowers
(9,350 posts)Juanita Broaddrick claims she will not support Hillary Clinton because Bill Clinton raped and Hillary Clinton threatened her. Clinton's supposed threat came in the form of Hillary Clinton thanking her for all the work she was doing for Bill Clinton's campaign. However, Broaddrick supports Donald Trump who tried to have sex with a married woman and then tried to get that woman fired from her job after she turned him down. Donald Trump also reportedly called his wife Melania Trump a "blimp" and a "monster" during her pregnancy. Finally, Trump also told Howard Stern it was okay for him to call Ivanka Trump a "piece of ass". How do you support/vote for a man that disrespected his wife and daughter?
BumRushDaShow
(128,372 posts)who normally wouldn't go near a "boring" Presidential debate, to tune in and boost the ratings.
It's as if he has reverted back to junior high pranks.
sinkingfeeling
(51,436 posts)most have had their say in a court of law. Most, especially Paula Jones, made hundreds of thousands of dollars from their stories. So how could any of them resist more money?
TeamPooka
(24,204 posts)Doctor Jack
(3,072 posts)wishstar
(5,267 posts)I bet he is also guilty in the Jane Doe case that is pending and this is his twisted way of deflecting from his own guilt by projecting onto Bill Clinton
TomCADem
(17,382 posts)...so, while this might have changed the conversation for a few minutes before the debate, if he stinks it up again, then he will have wasted his stunt.
MowCowWhoHow III
(2,103 posts)herding cats
(19,558 posts)Fuck him. This is deplorable!
bucolic_frolic
(43,027 posts)Thinkingabout
(30,058 posts)Bill Clinton, Trump will not change this fact. Trump is responsible for his actions, his juvenile response is to continue stirring the pot, he can't help himself, again proving he is unfit to be president.
exboyfil
(17,862 posts)for the settlement? It could get interesting for her once Hillary Clinton is elected.
6000eliot
(5,643 posts)Wasn't all of this stuff aired BEFORE Bill Clinton was elected and reelected? What does he hope to accomplish?
awake
(3,226 posts)Wow they must have a ton videos of Trump cued up to fact check him.
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Judi Lynn
(160,426 posts)Hope your return will allow you to see, among other Democrats, the whole party slide down the drain. They've been begging for it since Nixon!
Welcome back to D.U.
DesertRat
(27,995 posts)And called President Clinton "Terrific".
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/flashback-donald-trump-called-bill-clintons-accusers-terrible/story?id=42686582
Moonwalk
(2,322 posts)...Either they like Bill, and want him back in the Oval office with Hillary, OR they believe that Bill will call the shots if she gets elected. I know a lot of older men who are convinced of this; they honestly don't believe a girl can be president, and Bill will be the real president. What a relief, right?
Thus, it makes sense to Trump that if he exposes Bill as a sexual predator, voters will reject Hillary. They don't really want her, they want Bill. So Bill's the one he has to undermine. And if Trump can also make it seem like Hillary was a b-tch to those innocent ladies that Bill preyed on, well....win-win, right?
No one is going to convince him that voters actually want Hillary for president or that he's turning voters against him by doing this.
PSPS
(13,577 posts)kskiska
(27,045 posts)He didn't use her story in his investigation. She couldn't keep her story straight. Since then she's claimed and written a book on how scared she is of the Clintons, even blaming them for her dead cat.
Beacool
(30,247 posts)The woman is nuts. Imagine the sitting president and first lady concocting a plot to intimidate her by killing her cat.