Post by pavel on Jan 8, 2016 10:36:40 GMT -6
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott retweets woman's rape allegations against Bill Clinton
AUSTIN – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is getting into the conversation as Republicans fighting Hillary Clinton turn the spotlight on past allegations of sexual wrongdoing by her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
“Well. This is a bombshell,” Abbott commented in retweeting a renewed allegation made in a Twitter account identified as belonging to Juanita Broaddrick, a woman who has accused Bill Clinton of rape. He has denied the allegation.
The original tweet said, “I was 35 years old when Bill Clinton, Ark. Attorney General raped me and Hillary tried to silence me. I am now 73....it never goes away.”
The move comes as Republicans are firing on Hillary Clinton, who has championed issues affecting women. The Democratic presidential candidate said in an interview with the Des Moines Register that Donald Trump has “penchant for sexism.” Trump then took aim at Bill Clinton, using the same line.
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