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Giuliani: "We had it all set. We wanted to see if Bill would shake hands with them."
Trump wanted to put Bill Clinton’s accusers in his family box. Debate officials said no.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/10/trumps-debate-plan-to-seat-bill-clintons-accusers-in-family-box-was-thwarted/
ST. LOUIS — Donald Trump’s campaign sought to intimidate Hillary Clinton and embarrass her husband by seating women who have accused former president Bill Clinton of sexual abuse in the Trump family’s box at the presidential debate here Sunday night, according to four people involved in the discussions.
The gambit to give Bill Clinton’s accusers prime seats was devised by Trump campaign chief executive Stephen K. Bannon and Jared Kushner, the candidate’s son-in-law, and approved personally by Trump. The four women — three of whom have alleged Bill Clinton sexually assaulted or harassed them years ago — were to walk in the debate hall at the same time as the 42nd president and confront him in front of a national television audience.
“We were going to put the four women in the VIP box,” said former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, who represents Trump in debate negotiations. “We had it all set. We wanted to have them shake hands with Bill, to see if Bill would shake hands with them.”
The four women — Paula Jones, Juanita Broaddrick, Kathleen Willey and Kathy Shelton – sat with other ticketed members of the audience. Bill Clinton long has denied the allegations of Jones, Broaddrick and Willey. Shelton was 12 years old when she accused a 41-year-old man of raping her. Hillary Clinton was selected by a judge to defend the man and he eventually pleaded to a lesser charge.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/10/trumps-debate-plan-to-seat-bill-clintons-accusers-in-family-box-was-thwarted/
ST. LOUIS — Donald Trump’s campaign sought to intimidate Hillary Clinton and embarrass her husband by seating women who have accused former president Bill Clinton of sexual abuse in the Trump family’s box at the presidential debate here Sunday night, according to four people involved in the discussions.
The gambit to give Bill Clinton’s accusers prime seats was devised by Trump campaign chief executive Stephen K. Bannon and Jared Kushner, the candidate’s son-in-law, and approved personally by Trump. The four women — three of whom have alleged Bill Clinton sexually assaulted or harassed them years ago — were to walk in the debate hall at the same time as the 42nd president and confront him in front of a national television audience.
“We were going to put the four women in the VIP box,” said former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, who represents Trump in debate negotiations. “We had it all set. We wanted to have them shake hands with Bill, to see if Bill would shake hands with them.”
The four women — Paula Jones, Juanita Broaddrick, Kathleen Willey and Kathy Shelton – sat with other ticketed members of the audience. Bill Clinton long has denied the allegations of Jones, Broaddrick and Willey. Shelton was 12 years old when she accused a 41-year-old man of raping her. Hillary Clinton was selected by a judge to defend the man and he eventually pleaded to a lesser charge.
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Trump ally Roger Stone used PAC money to bankroll Sunday’s Clinton accusers: report
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/trump-ally-roger-stone-used-pac-money-to-bankroll-sundays-clinton-accusers-report/
Women who appeared at Sunday night’s presidential debate to act as Donald Trump’s hedges against sexism charges received funds from a super PAC directed by longtime Trump ally and Republican “dirty tricks” specialist Roger Stone
According to ABC News, Stone used funds from the Committee to Restore America’s Greatness PAC to pay Kathy Shelton of Arkansas $2,500 as “contract labor” for the campaign, according to records filed with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC).
Stone told an Associated Press reporter via email that Shelton “was extensively interviewed on video about her experience with Hillary Clinton and was paid for her time.”
Another of the women present at Sunday’s debate, Kathleen Willey, was the beneficiary of a fund drive by Stone earlier this year to pay off her mortgage. In a video promoting the fundraiser, Stone said that the Trump campaign contributed to the fund. The campaign, however, denies making any payments to on Willey’s mortgage.
http://www.rawstory.com/2016/10/trump-ally-roger-stone-used-pac-money-to-bankroll-sundays-clinton-accusers-report/
Women who appeared at Sunday night’s presidential debate to act as Donald Trump’s hedges against sexism charges received funds from a super PAC directed by longtime Trump ally and Republican “dirty tricks” specialist Roger Stone
According to ABC News, Stone used funds from the Committee to Restore America’s Greatness PAC to pay Kathy Shelton of Arkansas $2,500 as “contract labor” for the campaign, according to records filed with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC).
Stone told an Associated Press reporter via email that Shelton “was extensively interviewed on video about her experience with Hillary Clinton and was paid for her time.”
Another of the women present at Sunday’s debate, Kathleen Willey, was the beneficiary of a fund drive by Stone earlier this year to pay off her mortgage. In a video promoting the fundraiser, Stone said that the Trump campaign contributed to the fund. The campaign, however, denies making any payments to on Willey’s mortgage.
Like it was a gawddamn hockey match instead of a rules based debate. 
