New York Times: Two Women Accuse Trump of Touching Them Inappropriately

In a story posted Wednesday on the New York Times website, Two women accused Donald Trump of inappropriate touching. These accusations, which his spokesman called “fiction”, may further harm the Republican presidential nominee’s campaign. With less than a month to go until the election, the harm done could prove fatal to his presidential bid.

One of the accusers, Rachel Crooks, explained how Trump kissed her directly on the mouth outside the elevator in Trump Tower in Manhattan in 2005. She was a receptionist at a real estate firm located in the building.

The other woman, Jessica Leeds, spoke on camera to describe how Trump grabbed her breast and tried to put his hand up her skirt. This happened around 2005 in the first-class cabin on a flight to New York.

The Republican presidential nominee’s campaign denied there was any truth to the report.

Trump’s senior communications adviser Jason Miller said in a statement that the entire article is fiction. He added that “for the New York Times to release completely false and coordinated character assassination against Mr. Trump on a topic like this is dangerous.”

The report follows the release of a 2005 video on Friday that showed Trump boasting about trying to seduce a married woman. He also mentioned kissing women without permission, and groping them.

During the presidential debate on Sunday, Trump said that he had not actually done the things he had bragged about. He further apologized for his private “locker room” talk.

Trump “lied on the debate stage”

Jennifer Palmieri, a spokeswoman for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, said that the story was disturbing. She added that the reports suggest that Trump lied on the debate stage and that the disgusting behavior he boasted about in the tape is more than just words.

The New York Times said in its report that Trump’s claim that he had not groped women urged one of the women speak out.

In an angry phone call, he denied the incidents and threatened to sue the newspaper, the New York Times reported.

A New York Times spokeswoman said that they stand by the story. This therefore falls into the realm of public service journalism.

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