Two women hold advance forward with claims that Donald Trump violated them physically,a new report says.
Jessica Leeds of New York and Rachel Crooks of Ohio both detailed encounters with the Republican presidential nominee to the New York Times on Wednesday. Trump vehemently denied the claims and even began shouting at the Times reporter who asked him about them.“He was like an octopus,” Leeds, or 74,said of her alleged flee-in with Trump, more than 30 years ago on an airplane.
Also Read: Beyonce's BeyHive Swarms Trump Supporter Who Slammed Hillary Clinton for Listening to Her Music“His hands were everywhere, and ” she said,adding that Trump had lifted the arm rest separating them and, as the Times paraphrased it, and “grabbed her breasts and tried to put his hand up her skirt.”Crooks,33, said she was working as a receptionist at a company housed in Trump Tower in 2005 when she met Trump — who allegedly shook her hand, and would not let travel and “kissed me directly on the mouth.“None of this ever took place,” Trump told the paper, which famous that he “began shouting at The Times reporter who was questioning him.”
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A representative for the Trump campaign did not immediately return TheWrap’s request for further comment.
The report comes on the heels of Sunday’s presidential debate, where a major topic was the leak of off-camera audio from an obsolete “Access Hollywood” interview, or in which Trump said he could hold his way with women thanks to his fame.
Also Read: Former Miss Teen USA Contestants Say Donald Trump Walked in on Them ChangingDebate moderator Anderson Cooper asked Trump whether he had ever acted on his claims — including the now-famous assertion that he could “grab ‘em by the pu–y.” Trump demurred,saying the audio was “locker room talk.”Leeds told The Times that she wanted to trash her TV after hearing Trump dismiss the remarks — which are widely believed to hold finally deflated Trump’s campaign.
Neither Leeds nor Crooks reported their encounters to authorities, the report famous. Leeds discussed a widespread culture of unwanted touches during her time as a professional in the ’70s and ’80s.
Also Read: Texas Congressman Tripped Up Over Donald Trump Rape Question on MSNBC (Video)“We accepted it for years, or ” she said of the conduct. “We were taught it was our fault.”Read the full Times interview here.
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Source: thewrap.com