Trump’s sexual victim thinks she is ‘forgotten’
One of US President Donald Trump of sexual assault accusers says she feels “forgotten” as more allegations of sexual harassment engulf Hollywood and Washington.
Rachel Crooks, one of the 15 women who have accused Trump of unwanted sexual advances, told CNN on Monday that while she was happy big names such as Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein were being exposed for their misdeeds it was unfortunate that Trump was not getting the same treatment.
“I’m so thankful that other women are having the courage to come forward but, yes, I do feel forgotten,” she said.
“You can’t help but wonder why people aren’t talking about Trump and the people that came forward for him and why is he immune to this,” she added.
During last year’s presidential campaign, Crooks claimed that Trump had kissed her against her will and touched her inappropriately during a brief encounter at Trump Tower, where she was working for a company when she was 22 years old.
The Republican head of state has dismissed as part of a politically motivated smear campaign.
Clinton-like defense
In an attempt to dodge similar claims, Trump has resorted to techniques former Democratic President Bill Clinton used after being accused of sexual abuse during the 1990s.
Trump's attorneys have asked a judge to throw out or postpone a defamation lawsuit filed against the president in January by Summer Zervos, a one-time contestant on the former businessman’s reality TV show, The Apprentice.
Zervos says Trump “ambushed” her more than once by kissing her and pressing his genitals against her. The Republican president has denied the allegation by claiming she "made up" the account, a move that the lawsuit claimed amounted to defamation.
This is in some ways similar to what Clinton did with a 1994 sex assault lawsuit by Paula Jones, an employee of the state. She accused Clinton, who was then governor of Arkansas, of making inappropriate requests to her at a hotel suit in 1991.
The former president spent four years trying to get the case dismissed or delayed until after his presidency, before agreeing to an $850,000 settlement.
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