Posted on 11/13/2017 3:51:48 AM PST by drewh
Senate candidate Roy Moore said in a speech Sunday night that he intended to file a lawsuit against The Washington Post regarding the story it published Thursday in which he was accused of sexual misconduct with a 14-year-old girl.
Moore spoke at Huntsville Christian Academy in an event closed to the media.
A video of Moore's speech was posted on his campaign Facebook page.
Click here to read AL.com's coverage of Roy Moore. Moore again vehemently denied the allegations in The Post story, which interviewed four women who described romantic or sexual encounters with Moore when they were teens and the Republican nominee was in his 30s.
Moore brought up the allegations near the end of a 40-minute speech.
"About three days ago, The Washington Post published another attack on my character and reputation in a desperate attempt to stop my political campaign," he said. "These attacks about a minor child are completely false and untrue. And for which they will be sued."
Moore then received an ovation from the crowd - one of many that occurred during the speech. At the end, Moore received a standing ovation.
The Senate election against Democrat Doug Jones is Dec. 12.
Moore also adamantly said that he had no intention of dropping out of the race nor of being forced to leave the race.
"We do not intend to let the Democrats, we do not intend to let the established Republicans, we do not intend to let anybody deter us from finishing this race," Moore said. "We fully expect the people of Alabama to see through this charade. And we will continue our efforts."
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Moore has repeatedly denied the allegations raised in The Post story. According to The Post, Moore met with a 14-year-old girl and took her to a remote place, removed her clothes, touched her over her bra and underpants and guided her hand to touch him over his underpants.
The girl, Leigh Corfman, told The Post that Moore introduced himself to her and her mother at the courthouse in Etowah County. Moore was an assistant district attorney at the time.
Three other women said they had romantic encounters with Moore while they were in their teens but the physical relationship never progressed beyond kissing.
Moore said in a Friday interview with Fox News personality Sean Hannity that he was conducted his own investigation into The Post allegations and briefly alluded to that investigation in his Sunday speech.
"We've still got the investigation going on," he said. "We're still finding out a lot that we didn't know."
Moore has given no indication when he might release the findings of that investigation.
Moore also told the audience that he has a daughter and that he and his wife, Kayla, will celebrate their 33rd wedding anniversary two days after the election.
"I have the highest regard for the protection of young ladies," Moore said.
Democrats and the Republican establishment are behind the "attacks" by The Post, said Moore, who also referred to stories the newspaper has written raising questions about the financial activities of Moore's Foundation for Moral Law.
He said the stories about the foundation "kind of failed for them."
"Why have they come now?" Moore said of the sexual misconduct allegations. "Because there are groups that don't want me in the United States Senate. The Democratic Party - they don't want to see me in the United States Senate. There's the Republican establishment, which has spent over $30 million to keep me out of the Senate (in backing former opponent Luther Strange).
"Working together, they realized that my opponent is 11 points behind. They're desperate."
Polling before the allegations indicated Moore led from 6 to 11 points. Since the allegations, polls have shown that the race has tightened and one poll put Jones ahead by 4 points.
"This article is a prime example of fake news, designed to divert attention from the true issues facing our country like health care, military readiness, immigration and raising the national debt," Moore said.
By the time this gets to discovery, if it gets to discovery, Moore will be a Senator.
Sadly, reality probably makes ‘House of Cards’ look like an episode of ‘Little House on the Prarie’.
He has to show they are malicious in their intent of publishing something they knew was false. It needs for him to investigate in order prove this about the stories and the paper. I understand a reporter approached a woman with the offer of a good some of money to accuse Moore.
If there was a meeting, his conversation would go to the mother...who was his age.....not the 14 year old.
In other words, there was no "Hi little girl....is this your mommy". That's why I don't believe any of this. In fact, it's ridiculous.
It’s already gobe beyond he said....she said. The girl said he called her on her phone in the bedroom. The mother said she had no phone in her bedroom at the time.
If reports are true that the WAPO reporter was offering money (caught on tape) for women to dish on Roy Moore, that would be proof enough of malice on the WAPO’s part for Moore to sue them!
He won’t show his cards until it’s too late for them or it affects his internal polling
The questions asked of Moore in depositions will be beyond nasty. WaPo will have top liberal law firms and Moore’s answers will be leaked to MSM to make him look like a pervert. I do not believe it is possible for him to successfully litigate. Moore needs an honest investigative journalist, not a lawyer.
I doubt it'll get that far. Look at what happened to Palin's defamation suit against the New York Times, and she probably had the stronger case.
I have contacted and donated to the campaign since these fake stories appeared. I hope they’ll respond.
Can we crowd fund his effort?
Rather reminiscent of Herman Caine, another anti-GOP elite candidate in 2012, isn’t it? Whether McConnell and the RNC had anything at all to do with this may be in doubt, but you can bet your ass they’re happy about it. I would expect idiots like McCain, McConnell and Graham to encourage Moore to withdraw, but what’s up with Mike Lee? I haven’t heard Lee or any of the other GOP “leaders” say a word about Bob Menendez.
Good luck with that. Ask Sarah Palin.
The MSM can lie all they want about conservatives without any consequences.
AL.com is the Democrat mouthpiece and propaganda organ in my state.
I’m voting Roy Moore, no matter what.
A lawsuit might focus the minds at the WaPo toward retracting their lies.
you know what REALLY ticks me off?!?!?
John McCain’s WIFE is 18 YEARS younger than him!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The lawsuit only stands a chance if there is solid evidence of WAPO trying to buy false testimony - which has been rumored in at least one case to exist.
Otherwise, I believe you are correct - that this is an unfortunately necessary dance step in the political theater.
“what’s up with Mike Lee? I haven’t heard Lee or any of the other GOP “leaders” say a word about Bob Menendez”
Extremely disappointing
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