President Trump addressed the sexual assault allegations against Brett Kavanaugh in a press conference in New York on Wednesday. Multiple allegations have been made against Kavanaugh of sexual assault as his nomination nears a vote.
Jon Karl of ABC asked about the allegations against Kavanaugh. Trump called the allegations a “con job” by the Democrats.
“This is a big con job,” Trump said, “Schumer and his buddies are all in there laughing, how they fooled you all. Let’s just stop them. A big fat con.”
Karl followed up, asking directly about Trump’s daughters. “You have daughters. Can you understand why a victim of sexual assault would not report it at the time?” Karl asked.
Trump answered bluntly, calling into question how many years it has been since the accusers reported the sexual assault.
“36 years, no charge, no nothing, 36 years, no charge. All of a sudden, the hearings are over and the rumors start coming out.” Trump then called out the newest allegations made today by anti-Trump attorney Michael Avenatti.
Then you have this other con artist, Avenatti, coming out with another beauty today. I only say that you have to look at the facts. The Senators are very capable people. They are very good people. I know many of them. They are friends of mine. These are very talented, very good people. They are going to vote and they’re going to have to believe what they believe. When I look at what’s happened to the reputation of a great gentleman, a great intellect, a brilliant man, somebody that has a chance to be one of our great Supreme Court justices in history, intellectually. I think it’s a shame.
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