Trump says accusations of sexual misconduct ‘fabricated’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, pushing back in opposition to females accusing him of sexual misconduct, insisted Tuesday he’s the target of « unsuitable accusations and fabricated tales of females who I come by no longer know and/or win in no map met. »

Trump lashed out on Twitter a day after three females who beforehand accused him of sexual harassment shared their tales on NBC’s « Megyn Kelly At the moment. »

Trump says Democrats « win been unable to picture any collusion with Russia » and now are « transferring on » to those allegations. He provides: « FAKE NEWS! »

He also attacked Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., who on Monday acknowledged Trump could per chance well unruffled resign over the allegations.

Trump acknowledged Gillibrand is a « total flunky for Chuck Schumer, » the Senate Democratic chief. He acknowledged Gillibrand, « who would attain to my office ‘begging’ for marketing campaign contributions no longer see you later ago (and would enact one thing for them), is now in the ring combating in opposition to Trump. »

The Original York Democrat replied on Twitter, asserting: « You would no longer silence me or the thousands of 1000’s of females who win gotten off the sidelines to keep up a correspondence out about the unfitness and disgrace you win introduced to the Oval Instruct of industrial. »

On Monday, the females — Jessica Leeds, Samantha Holvey and Rachel Crooks — urged Congress to research Trump’s habits. A fourth lady also spoke at a records convention with them via cellular telephone.

White Dwelling spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders pledged to provide a checklist of eyewitnesses whose accounts exonerated the president. She did not provide the list by leisurely Monday.

The allegations surfaced all the map in which through closing year’s presidential marketing campaign, but the females raised the allege anew on the Kelly picture Monday and at a records convention.

« It was heartbreaking closing year, » Holvey acknowledged. « We’re non-public voters and for us to construct ourselves available to are trying to picture The United States who this man is and how he views females, and for them to articulate, ‘Eh, we do not care,’ it injure. »

The frail magnificence queen claimed that Trump ogled her and other Scamper over USA festival contestants of their dressing room in 2006. Crooks is a frail receptionist at Trump Tower and Leeds says she met Trump on a flight.

Sixteen females win attain forward with a amount of accusations in opposition to Trump, many after the starting up of the « Web entry to Hollywood » tape closing October whereby Trump was caught on an open microphone bragging about groping females. One lady, Summer season Zevos, a contestant on Trump’s actuality picture, « The Apprentice, » sued, contending that Trump’s denials of her accusations amount to unsuitable and defamatory statements.