NEW DELHI — President Trump on Tuesday referred to as the conviction of the previous movie mogul Harvey Weinstein on two felony intercourse crime p
NEW DELHI — President Trump on Tuesday referred to as the conviction of the previous movie mogul Harvey Weinstein on two felony intercourse crime prices “a terrific victory” for ladies that “sends a really sturdy message” about sexual misconduct, at the same time as he sought to focus on the defendant’s ties to Democrats.
Requested whether or not justice had been completed within the case, Mr. Trump first harassed that he had by no means favored Mr. Weinstein despite the fact that they knew one another via New York circles. He then famous that the Hollywood producer had been an active friend and fund-raiser for Democratic politicians over the years.
“I used to be simply not a fan of his,” Mr. Trump instructed reporters at a information convention wrapping up a two-day go to to India. “I’ll say the folks that enjoyed him had been the Democrats. Michelle Obama liked him, liked him. Hillary Clinton liked him. And he gave large cash to the Democrats, and I suppose my query is will the Democrats be asking for that cash again as a result of he gave some huge cash to the Democrats.”
After one other reporter pressed him once more on the message the New York jury verdict would possibly ship to ladies who’ve been subjected to sexual harassment and assault, Mr. Trump stated, “I feel from the standpoint of girls, it was a terrific factor. It was a terrific victory and sends a really sturdy message, a really, very sturdy message.”
Mr. Trump has himself been accused by a number of ladies of sexual harassment and sexual assault, and he was famously caught on tape, in a recording that grew to become public shortly earlier than the 2016 election, boasting that he might seize ladies by their personal components and kiss them as a result of “if you’re a star, they allow you to do it. You are able to do something.”
E. Jean Carroll, a longtime Elle journal recommendation columnist, accused Mr. Trump last year of raping her in a dressing room at an upscale New York division retailer greater than 20 years in the past after which sued him for defamation when he referred to as her a liar. She stated final week that she had been fired by Elle due to Mr. Trump’s insults in opposition to her.
The president made no point out of that or different allegations in opposition to him on Tuesday, however prior to now he has usually expressed empathy or given the good thing about the doubt to allies and appointees accused of sexual misconduct just like the Senate candidate Roy S. Moore, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, and the previous Fox Information host Bill O’Reilly.
“Peoples lives are being shattered and destroyed by a mere allegation,” he wrote on Twitter in February 2018 after an aide was accused by two former wives of abuse. “Some are true and a few are false. Some are outdated and a few are new. There is no such thing as a restoration for somebody falsely accused — life and profession are gone. Is there no such factor any longer as Due Course of?”