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Originally Posted by JohnyCrash
Secondly he wasn't elected at the time the allegations were made against him. The timing seems awfully convenient imo, and none had any witnesses to his alleged actions.
Also they were afraid to come forward when he was just a business man, but are now not afraid when he is the Republican nominee?
Seems fishy to me, sorry if that offends, I call them like I see them. Also 60 million Americans obviously didn't believe the accusations.
Not true or misleading on almost every count here. There were no witnesses to the events themselves (surprise! Trump didn't commit a felony in plain sight of a group of strangers). But most of the women had friends from the time of the alleged incident who stated for the record that the friend told them of the incident immediately after it occurred. So unless the friends are in on the conspiracy, it seems very unlikely that nothing happened to the women and they're just making it up for no gain and probably a good deal of grief considering how some Trump supporters act against anyone who hurts their daddy.
As for why they waited to come forward, well for one, not all of them did. Those that came forward early, their stories were not front page news until the Access Hollywood tape dropped, in which Trump states quite plainly that he did the things he's accused of doing, although some sources have it this may be mere "locker room talk." And to those that waited, perhaps they were okay with Trump going on with his business life, especially since their allegations could realistically have no effect on that, but were not okay with their assaulter attaining the highest office in the land (especially after he brags about it on video tape)? Just a theory.
Moreover, Trump's voters did not all discount the allegations.
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A Washington Post/ABC News poll recently asked respondents whether they believed that Trump “probably has or has not made unwanted sexual advances toward women.” Sixty-eight per cent of registered voters believed that he had; only fourteen per cent believed that he had not. Forty-three per cent of likely voters in the poll said that they would vote for Trump, suggesting that a significant portion of Trump’s supporters think that he’s lying, and do not care.
http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-d...lt-allegations