White House: Roy Moore Sexual Harassment Claims A 'Mere Allegation'

[DonViejo]

By ALLEGRA KIRKLAND Published NOVEMBER 10, 2017 9:34 AM

The White House on Friday weighed in on an allegation that Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore (R) once molested a 14-year-old girl, calling the charge a “mere allegation” but allowing that Moore should “step aside” if it is true.

“Like most Americans the president believes we cannot allow a mere allegation, in this case one from many years ago, to destroy a person’s life,” press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told reporters aboard Air Force One. “However, the president also believes that if these allegations are true, Judge Moore will do the right thing and step aside.”

President Donald Trump, who is currently in the middle of a tour throughout Asia, voiced his backing for Moore after the former Alabama State Supreme Court justice handily won the GOP Senate primary in September.

His comments broadly echo those of GOP leaders like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) who said that Moore needed to leave the race if the allegations that he’d pursued relationships with multiple teenage women were true.

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[Initech]

1. Well, you can't spell the word "groper" without GOP.

[The_Casual_Observer]

2. They seem pretty confident that no one can prove anything.

Or it could be just more bluster.