Trump hosts surprise panel with Bill Clinton's accusers

[brooklynite]

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 Clinton’s 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

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I'm expecting an enlightened discussion on trade policy.

[onehandle]

1. He paid them to show up with him tonight. They didn't ask shit. nt

[dhol82]

2. Damn

This should be an interesting evening.
Yikes!

[asiliveandbreathe]

3. so if juanita's story is true why did ken starr not

pursue it at the time - and why didn't she go to the authorities..lies and the liars - deplorable..

[BigDemVoter]

43. And we all remember how that hypocritical asshole went after almost anything,

so there can't be ANY truth to this, or they would have gone after it in the 90's.

[rusty quoin]

44. That's right. He went after everything until the blue dress stuck.

[bench scientist]

4. speechless at how low this crasshole will go.

[Tess49]

5. Bet this doesn't go over too well with a lot of women. He's blaming Hillary for Bill's

behavior. Bad move, Donald. Keep it up!

[gwheezie]

6. Hillary knows what she's doing

She's strong & can handle trump.

[liberalmuse]

7. I hope they got the money up front.

This is a disservice to women who've actually been sexually assaulted.

[Jim__]

8. The Wide World of Wrestling comes to presidential politics.

This is the level of republican debate.

[Stonepounder]

9. This is EXACTLY why Trump can not be President!

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__]

12. Here's a link to bits of her affidavit

From politicsUSA:

Under oath, Broaddrick said the rumors were “untrue”. Here are the relevant sections of her affidavit, per the Washington Post (my bold):

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 family’s 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]

10. I saw part of it.

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]

11. IMO, Trump just blew his wad.

He likely planned on parading these women closer to Election Day.

[mobeau69]

34. Yep. Smirconish said "he just threw his hail Mary."

[mobeau69]

13. Trump is a cornered rat.

This will backfire on him big-time. Hillary will kick his ass tonight.

[TomCADem]

14. Maybe He Will Pay One of Them To Rush The Stage Jerry Springer Style...

...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]

15. Bill isn't running

But Trump and his minions are desperate.

[still_one]

17. I guess that speaks volumes that they would align themselves with a racist, sexist pig. All Hillary

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]

18. Apparently these women will be in the debate hall.

This is going to be quite interesting.

[Joey Liberal]

20. It shows the insanity of Trump

And re-enforces that the fact that he's unfit for the presidency.

[erpowers]

21. Donald Trump Tried To Get A Woman Fired

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]

22. He's looking for his tabloid-buying crowd

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]

23. Each and every one of them has had 20 to 38 years to state their cases and

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. Please proceed Mister Trump.

[Doctor Jack]

25. This guy is a sociopath

[wishstar]

26. He's been planning this as revenge since the last debate because Hlllary beat him

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]

27. Of course, rather than preparing for the debate, Trump is sitting there...

...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]

30. I guess this is what the political version of Total War looks like

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_war

This intensity for 28 days will be extremely corrosive.

[herding cats]

31. Let's see how going in the gutter works for him.

Fuck him. This is deplorable!

[bucolic_frolic]

32. Sheer Class

[Thinkingabout]

33. Hillary has passed this portion in her life, she has moved on, her marriage to

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]

35. Wouldn't Paula Jones have to sign a non-disclosure agreement

for the settlement? It could get interesting for her once Hillary Clinton is elected.

[6000eliot]

36. Does he think we never heard of any of this?

Wasn't all of this stuff aired BEFORE Bill Clinton was elected and reelected? What does he hope to accomplish?

[awake]

37. MSNBC just showed a clip of Trump from the 90s saying that Paula Jones was a proven liar

Wow they must have a ton videos of Trump cued up to fact check him.

[Judi Lynn]

42. It seems so strange. Republicans have gotten lower and lower every election.

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]

39. Flashback: Donald Trump Called Bill Clinton's Accusers 'Terrible' and 'Unattractive'

And called President Clinton "Terrific".
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/flashback-donald-trump-called-bill-clintons-accusers-terrible/story?id=42686582

[Moonwalk]

40. Trump thinks that Bill is the only reason anyone is voting for Hillary....

...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]

41. I thought presidents could have only two terms in office.

[kskiska]

45. Kathleen Willey's story wasn't even reliable enough for Ken Starr

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]

46. I was going to mention the cat.

The woman is nuts. Imagine the sitting president and first lady concocting a plot to intimidate her by killing her cat.