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Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
Fri Oct 28, 2016, 10:07 PM Oct 2016

Former Miss Finland is 12th woman to accuse Donald Trump of sexual assault

Former Miss Finland is 12th woman to accuse Donald Trump of sexual assault

Ninni Laaksonen, a former Miss Finland in the Miss Universe competition that Trump once owned, alleged that he ‘grabbed my butt’ during a photo shoot

A former beauty queen has become the 12th woman to openly accuse Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump of sexual assault.
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Ninni Laaksonen, a former Miss Finland in the Miss Universe competition that Trump once owned, alleged in an interview with the Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat that Trump groped her before an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman in 2006.

“Before the show we were photographed outside the building,” Laaksonen said, according to a translation provided by The Telegraph. “Trump stood right next to me and suddenly he squeezed my butt. He really grabbed my butt.

“I don’t think anybody saw it but I flinched and thought: ‘What is happening?’”

Laaksonen said that she had been told at other events that year that Trump found her attractive because she reminded him of his wife, Melania, whom he had married the year before.

“Somebody told me there that Trump liked me because I looked like Melania when she was younger,” Laaksonen said. “It left me disgusted.”

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Cha

(297,123 posts)
4. lol.. so true.
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 03:24 AM
Oct 2016

Not funny.. Admitted Liar and sexual predator



“Get even with people. If they screw you, screw them back 10 times as hard. I really believe that.

—Donald Trump

“I was actually going to get up and tell you that Jennifer is a beautiful girl on the outside, but she’s not very bright. That wouldn’t have been true?"

MOre..
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-jennifer-hawkins-video_us_58137b85e4b0390e69cfbbba

Mahlao, Coyotl
 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
6. This is a new RW talking point on Twitter.
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 09:26 AM
Oct 2016

I guess they think that controlling the daily news narrative is the same as Trump not being a groper after all

This is why they needed the email diversion today:

Former Miss Utah Temple Taggart speaks out against Trump’s threat to sue his accusers
Caitlin Dickson - Breaking News Reporter - October 28, 2016

Former Miss Utah Temple Taggart vowed at a Friday press conference to “stand up to Donald Trump” with the help of Gloria Allred, an attorney who specializes in women’s rights.

Speaking in Salt Lake City, Taggart, who has accused the Republican presidential candidate of kissing her on the lips without consent on two separate occasions in 1997, reiterated her allegations. She also told reporters that she’d be represented by Allred in the event that Trump follows through on his recent threat to sue her and the 12 other women and counting who have accused him of sexual misconduct.

“I’m ready for this battle, but there shouldn’t be one,” Taggart said, reading from a statement directed at Trump. “You should have the decency to admit what you did to me and take responsibility for what you’ve done to the other women.”

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Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
7. The media is covering this. They have not moved on, they are busy with so many women assaulted:
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 09:31 AM
Oct 2016
News Updated 24 h ‏@24Updated 118 hours ago
Former Miss Utah hires prominent attorney to defend her if Donald Trump sues
http://ift.tt/2ejDgXF http://ift.tt/2drRHdF


Natalie Andrews ‏@nataliewsj 17 hours ago
Ex-Miss Utah says Trump kissed her twice on the lips w/o consent. Now she says 'I'm not afraid of you, Mr. Trump'
http://on.wsj.com/2eYbscC


WPEC CBS12 News ‏@CBS12 19h19 hours ago Florida, USA
Former Miss Utah, Trump accuser holding news conference in Salt Lake City.
http://bit.ly/2eN4Vkn


ABC 4 News ‏@abc4utah 19 hours ago
Former Miss Utah Temple Taggart with attorney Gloria Allred addressing @realDonaldTrump allegations.


 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
8. Trump "grabbing women like a particularly deranged Violet Beauregarde might grab candy"
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 11:53 AM
Oct 2016
And the List Keeps Growing: Former Miss Finland Accuses Trump of Sexual Assault

.... former Miss Finland Ninni Laaksonen became the twelfth woman to accuse Donald Trump, evil toddler and our Republican presidential nominee, of sexual assault.

From The Telegraph:

Miss Laaksonen said the incident occurred moments before she appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman with three other contestants and Mr Trump.

“Before the show we were photographed outside the building,” she told the paper.

“Trump stood right next to me and suddenly he squeezed my butt. He really grabbed my butt.

“I don’t think anybody saw it but I flinched and thought: ‘What is happening?’”


After twelve reports of a United States presidential candidate grabbing women like a particularly deranged Violet Beauregarde might grab candy, I think we can all relate to that question.

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Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
9. Women continue to come forward re #TrumpAssaults
Sat Oct 29, 2016, 12:18 PM
Oct 2016
Kitty Smalls ‏@FluffySays
As women continue to come forward re #TrumpAssaults media continues talk about emails! #MissFinland was told she reminded Trump of Melania!


Former Miss Finland becomes 12th woman to accuse Trump of sexual assault

Ninni Laaksonen, now 30, was crowned Miss Finland in 2006.

Contacted by local newspaper Ilta-Sanomat, which rang all women known to have met Mr Trump, she accused the billionaire of grabbing her bottom in New York in July the same year. ..............

“Trump stood right next to me and suddenly he squeezed my butt. He really grabbed my butt.

“I don’t think anybody saw it but I flinched and thought: ‘What is happening?’”

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David Beard ‏@dabeard Oct 27
Former #MissFinland is 12th woman to accuse Trump of sexual assault
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/oct/27/trump-twelfth-woman-sexual-assault-accusation-ninni-laaksonen


Nasty Tara Dublin t ‏@taradublinrocks Oct 27
That's officially more than #BillCosby now. Congrats, #TrumpTrain

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