Posted on June 22, 2019 by Paul Mirengoff
Late to the party
E. Jean Carroll, a longtime women’s advice columnist, has accused President Trump of sexually assaulting her more than two decades ago in the dressing room of a department store. Carroll, who was 52 years old at the time of the alleged assault, makes this allegation in a book she has just published.
I have no trouble believing that Trump has improperly and forcefully touched women in the past. For one thing, he said he has (to Billy Bush). For another, more than a dozen women have accused him of this. Maybe they are all lying, but coupled with his admission, I think some of them are probably telling the truth.
But Trump, of course, has never “copped†to rape, and to my knowledge, Carroll is the first woman to accuse him of it. (His ex-wife, Ivana, walked backed such an accusation). Moreover, the timing of Carroll’s accusation renders it highly suspect.
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