Gillibrand, Wyden join calls for Trump to resign over allegations [View all]

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY AVERY ANAPOL - 12/11/17 02:33 PM EST

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) called Monday for an investigation into the sexual harassment allegations against President Trump.

Wyden tweeted out an article about the news conference earlier Monday where some of the women who accused Trump of sexual harassment or assault recounted their experiences and called for a Congressional investigation into the accusations.

Link to tweet

The three women who spoke at the news conference are a fraction of the at least 16 women who have accused Trump of sexual harassment or assault. The White House’s official position is that the women are lying.

Wyden joins a growing chorus of lawmakers urging Trump to step down over the allegations. Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) have all called for Trump to resign following the resignation of Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) over groping allegations.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/364302-gillibrand-wyden-join-calls-for-trump-to-resign-over-allegations

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CNN exclusive: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand calls on Trump to resign

By Mick Krever, CNN
Updated 2:48 PM ET, Mon December 11, 2017

(CNN)Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York told CNN on Monday that President Donald Trump should resign over allegations of sexual misconduct.

"President Trump should resign," Gillibrand told CNN's Christiane Amanpour in an exclusive interview. "These allegations are credible; they are numerous. I've heard these women's testimony, and many of them are heartbreaking."

If he does not "immediately resign," she said, Congress "should have appropriate investigations of his behavior and hold him accountable."

Responding to UN Ambassador Nikki Haley saying that Trump's accusers "should be heard," Gillibrand said: "Not only should women be heard, but they should be believed."

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http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/11/politics/trump-resign-gillibrand-sexual-assault/index.html