Yeah. Sure. The timing isn’t weird at all.
Megyn Kelly interviewed three of President Trump’s accusers today– Jessica Leeds, Rachel Crooks and Samantha Holvey.
“America is having a ‘Me Too’ moment, as men are being outed and punished for sometimes decades of sexual misconduct. But does that accountability extend to the oval office?” #MegynTODAY pic.twitter.com/xcouVwBLEM
— Megyn Kelly TODAY (@MegynTODAY) December 11, 2017
A quick rundown? Sure.
Leeds claims Trump “assaulted” her on a flight. He was “kissing and groping” and “groping and kissing.” (Just heard her tell Megyn Kelly that). Crooks claims Trump kissed her on the mouth in an elevator without permission, and Holvey claims Trump inspected her and other beauty pageant contestants before a competition. I have an especially hard time taking her claim seriously. It’s like runway models complaining that people are looking them when they’re– you know– on the runway.
“He would step in front of each girl and look you over from head to toe like we were just meat, we were just sexual objects, that we were not people,” she told CNN.
YOU’RE A BEAUTY PAGEANT CONTESTANT. You’re getting judged BASED ON YOUR LOOKS. Holy crap, I can’t deal.
Anyway, those three poured their hearts out to Megyn Kelly. Kelly asked questions like, “When you watched him being sworn in as President, what was that like for you?”
WATCH: “When you watched him being sworn in as President, what was that like for you?” #MegynTODAY pic.twitter.com/454qS6N3RR
— Megyn Kelly TODAY (@MegynTODAY) December 11, 2017
Here are some more highlights:
“For us to put ourselves out there to try to show America who this man is and especially how he views women and for them to say ‘Eh, we don’t care,’ it hurt. Trump accuser Samantha Holvey on @MegynTODAY pic.twitter.com/BIWZCYlQzA
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 11, 2017
WATCH: “Just looking me over like I was a piece of meat.” Samantha Holvey talks Trump looking her and other pageant contestants over in a dressing room in 2006 pic.twitter.com/GiFEJGDs7H
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 11, 2017
WATCH: “He held onto my hand and he kept kissing me”- Trump accuser Rachel Cooks on #MegynTODAY pic.twitter.com/jZYQU18RMc
— Megyn Kelly TODAY (@MegynTODAY) December 11, 2017
“Is it true he [Trump] asked for your phone number?” –@megynkelly
“Yeah…I remember saying, ‘What do you need that for?’” –Trump accuser Rachel Crooks on @MegynTODAY pic.twitter.com/OCX1ZpnV2J— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 11, 2017
WATCH: “When his hands went up my skirt, I managed to wiggle out” – Trump accuser Jessica Leeds on #MegynTODAY pic.twitter.com/mx3TEP6wix
— Megyn Kelly TODAY (@MegynTODAY) December 11, 2017
WATCH: "Where do we draw the line?" Trump accuser Samantha Holvey on #MegynTODAY pic.twitter.com/4ZRYPXGDKG
— Megyn Kelly TODAY (@MegynTODAY) December 11, 2017
The White House has responded.
“These false claims, totally disputed in most cases by eyewitness accounts, were addressed at length during last year’s campaign, and the American people voiced their judgment by delivering a decisive victory,” the statement read. “The timing and absurdity of these false claims speaks volumes and the publicity tour that has begun only further confirms the political motives behind them.”
WATCH: Statement the @WhiteHouse just provided to #MegynTODAY pic.twitter.com/0hahP6goW1
— Megyn Kelly TODAY (@MegynTODAY) December 11, 2017
I’m convinced Democratic lawmakers only came out against Conyers and Franken because it put them in a better position to target President Trump.