Posted on 11/15/2017 5:16:39 PM PST by markomalley
Fox News host Sean Hannity said it “doesn’t matter what the media says” and that he has received answers from GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore, after issuing an ultimatum yesterday that Moore must respond to the inconsistencies in his defense regarding mounting sexual misconduct allegations within 24 hours, or rescind his candidacy.
“I'm not making excuses, I don't know the full truth here,” Hannity said on his radio show Wednesday. “I don't know. Anyway, without giving away details, I have gotten an answer from the Roy Moore campaign on the questions that I had.”
“At the end of the day my thoughts are these. It doesn't matter what the media says, it doesn't matter what Mitch McConnell says, who cares what Mitch — he's tried to influence the people of Alabama the whole time in this election,” he added. “And I just have faith in the people of Alabama, they are the ones that will and should decide.”
GOP lawmakers, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., have asked Moore to exit the race amid the allegations. Moore has resisted so far.
Moore sent a letter to Hannity, which was posted on Twitter on Wednesday, addressing the allegations. He notes that one of the accusers was a party in a divorce action before him when he was a judge in 1999 and that the accuser did not mention his involvement in that case when she came forward with her allegations.
Additionally, Moore said he believed "tampering" had occurred with his signature, which appears in one of the accuser's yearbooks.
"Those initials as well as the date under the signature block and the printed name of the restaurant are written in a style inconsistent with the rest of the yearbook inscription. The '7's' in 'Christmas 1977' are in a noticeably different script than the '7's' in the date '12-22-77,'" he wrote in the letter.
Moore's attorney addressed these same issues during a press conference Wednesday afternoon.
The Washington Post published a report last week in which four women went on the record about their alleged interactions with Moore. One woman, Leigh Corfman, said Moore initiated sexual contact with her when she was 14 years old at Moore’s home. She said she did not have intercourse with Moore and requested to be taken home. The other three women said the former judge sought dates with them, despite the fact he was nearly twice their age and they were between the ages of 16 and 18.
Since last week, more women have come forward.
A fifth woman, Beverly Young Nelson, came forward Monday and claimed Moore sexually assaulted her when she was 16. She said Moore offered to drive her home from work on night, but instead parked in parking lot behind her restaurant. She alleges he groped her and grabbed her neck to “force my head onto his crotch."
Moore denied these accusations in his letter, and added that because he is seeking legal action, he "cannot comment further."
"I adamantly deny the allegations of Leigh Corfman and Beverly Nelson, did not date underage girls, and have taken steps to begin a civil action for defamation," the letter said. "Because of that, at the direction of counsel, I cannot comment further."
However, the accusations keep mounting.
Tina Johnson alleged that Roy Moore groped her as she in his law office after conducting legal business back in 1991, AL.com reported Wednesday.
Additionally, Kelly Harrison Thorp said she was 17 and was working as a hostess when Moore asked her if she would go out him, and told he he went out with “girls your age all the time."
Hannity initially discredited the claims of the first four women, saying “It’s he said, she [said].”
He faced backlash after it appeared he had called the encounters “consensual,” but he later issued an apology for not being “totally clear” and said his words had been taken out of context.
Hannity also invited Moore onto his radio program on Friday, where Moore claimed the allegations were “politically motivated.”
Moore is up against Democrat Doug Jones next month in the Alabama special election to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ empty U.S. Senate seat.
What a one sided piece of drek.
Hannity panicking because I removed him from my DVR recording list.
Maybe Hannity needs to stop having those guests who want to see Moore disappear like that idiot lawyer guy he has on, and for FOX to report , and declare Moore guilty when FOX has seen a bunch of sexual harassment accusation is stunning.
Hannity has his guests on attacking Moore , and then Hannity tries to say he is not sure about who is guilty, thus having it both ways after the outcome comes out.
Nothing but a coward on this.
So... Hannaty with his 24 hour demand for a response makes himself part of the story.
But, then, not getting the exclusive interview/expose now says it’s up to the people of Alabama. (Back tracks)
Shite move!
“What a dweeb Hannity is, filled with self importance. He boxed himself into a corner and his bluff was called”
That is exactly what happened. I am really disappointed in how Sean handled this “matter”. IMHO he really screwed the pooch on this one.
Amen!
Tick Tock
Cuckoo Clock.
(Hannity's a cuckoo clock.)
I believe that Moore signed the yearbook with his normal signature and that someone else added the other information just to document the event.
Republicans need to get some balls and usurp this perpetual Dem policy of instilling fear through political correctness.
“I give Sean 24 hours to produce an x-ray showing his has a spine.”
now that’s a good one
McConnel is a weasel. He’s gone too far.
Listening to Jarrett who doesn’t know his rear from a hole in the ground on this one was dumb and Jarrett was overly presumptuous and then some. Hannity should keep Jarrett’s comments to only Uranium one, Dems, and Hillary doing legalese and legalism.
Same here.
Of all people, I did not expect Hannity to prematurely convict Moore, given his often repeated stories of Richard Jewell, democrats history, Duke Lacrosse, on and on and on...
Finished with Tick Tock Hannity.
Until they testify under oath at the risk of purgery none of their claims should be taken seriously.
Its just a political trial that should be treated with a political skepticism of any political claim.
Don’t forget Herman Cain and President Trump.
Hannity should’ve said this from the beginning.
Gloria Aldred also pulled a hatchet job on Meg Whitman in the CA. governors race this IS the Dem’s typical MO!!!! If good ole Gloria shows up you can bet the accusations are false!!! This woman should be disbarred!!!
I didn’t take Hannity’s comments as being particularly supportive of Moore. After he stated that Alabama voters should decide, he then went on the float the idea of the Gov. delaying, postponing, or straight up canceling the election as options. The bulk of Hannity’s show was about Slick Willy.
I like Sean, and he is the only one I have seen consistently talk about U1, as well as have guests on who are working on that story, including the attorney of the FBI’s CI. He is also one of the few hosts that has Dr. Gorka and Steve Bannon in for interviews which makes him miles above everyone else.
But I am wary of all of these guys like Sean at times. They get involved in various “projects” they want to promote such as Sean’s movie with Kevin Sorbo. I think this makes them extremely sensitive to boycott threats and the like. Now I understand that Keurig backed off a bit from their original statement, but anyone who has been watching Sean nightly could see a sudden change with him in regards to Moore after the Media Matters campaign.
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