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Related: About this forumFormer Miss Utah Temple Taggart speaks out against Trump’s threat to sue his accusers
Former Miss Utah Temple Taggart speaks out against Trump’s threat to sue his accusers
Caitlin Dickson
Breaking News Reporter
October 28, 2016
Former Miss Utah Temple Taggart vowed at a Friday press conference to “stand up to Donald Trump” with the help of Gloria Allred, an attorney who specializes in women’s rights.
Speaking in Salt Lake City, Taggart, who has accused the Republican presidential candidate of kissing her on the lips without consent on two separate occasions in 1997, reiterated her allegations. She also told reporters that she’d be represented by Allred in the event that Trump follows through on his recent threat to sue her and the 12 other women and counting who have accused him of sexual misconduct.
“I’m ready for this battle, but there shouldn’t be one,” Taggart said, reading from a statement directed at Trump. “You should have the decency to admit what you did to me and take responsibility for what you’ve done to the other women.”
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Caitlin Dickson
Breaking News Reporter
October 28, 2016
Former Miss Utah Temple Taggart vowed at a Friday press conference to “stand up to Donald Trump” with the help of Gloria Allred, an attorney who specializes in women’s rights.
Speaking in Salt Lake City, Taggart, who has accused the Republican presidential candidate of kissing her on the lips without consent on two separate occasions in 1997, reiterated her allegations. She also told reporters that she’d be represented by Allred in the event that Trump follows through on his recent threat to sue her and the 12 other women and counting who have accused him of sexual misconduct.
“I’m ready for this battle, but there shouldn’t be one,” Taggart said, reading from a statement directed at Trump. “You should have the decency to admit what you did to me and take responsibility for what you’ve done to the other women.”
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Former Miss Utah Temple Taggart speaks out against Trump’s threat to sue his accusers (Original Post)
Coyotl
Oct 2016
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Coyotl
(15,262 posts)1. Trump accuser former Miss Utah Temple Taggart entire CNN interview
Temple Taggart, a former Miss Utah, talks to CNN's Erin Burnett about her interaction with Donald Trump when she was a contestant in the Miss USA pageant.
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)2. Opinions of UT women who met Trump through Miss USA, ‘Apprentice’ range from admiration to revulsion
...... Chukanov said she was revolted by the vulgar sexual comments that Trump made to "Access Hollywood" anchor Billy Bush in 2005, which Trump has labeled "locker room talk" and said does not reflect his conduct.
"I don't think that is OK at any point in a grown man's life or any person's life, especially one that is running for president and wants to be taken seriously," Chukanov said.
Miss Utah USA 2007 Heather Anderson said that while she didn't witness anything to the level of the sexual assaults described by women in recent weeks, she left the pageant with a bad impression of the real estate mogul.
Pageant organizers who usually were amiable and easygoing became unnerved when Trump was present, Anderson said. "There was this aura of fear that they'd lose their job at any misstep."
At one rehearsal, she said, Trump ordered the contestants to line up in rows of 10 then walked up and down each row, examining them. When he told one of the women she was beautiful, she responded, "Really? Because this kind of feels like a cattle call."
"And he just smirked," Anderson said. "You put a lot of work into [the pageant], and he literally just lined us up in rows to check us out." .......
"I don't think that is OK at any point in a grown man's life or any person's life, especially one that is running for president and wants to be taken seriously," Chukanov said.
Miss Utah USA 2007 Heather Anderson said that while she didn't witness anything to the level of the sexual assaults described by women in recent weeks, she left the pageant with a bad impression of the real estate mogul.
Pageant organizers who usually were amiable and easygoing became unnerved when Trump was present, Anderson said. "There was this aura of fear that they'd lose their job at any misstep."
At one rehearsal, she said, Trump ordered the contestants to line up in rows of 10 then walked up and down each row, examining them. When he told one of the women she was beautiful, she responded, "Really? Because this kind of feels like a cattle call."
"And he just smirked," Anderson said. "You put a lot of work into [the pageant], and he literally just lined us up in rows to check us out." .......
Cha
(297,435 posts)3. K&R.. can't forget about drumpf's accusers.
Thank you, Coyotl
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)4. Some tweets:
I'm Every Woman ?@ebpersons 19 hours ago
MEANWHILE, #GOP predator nominee & another sexual abuse charge Former Miss Utah: ‘I’m Not Afraid of You, Mr. Trump’
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/10/28/former-miss-utah-im-not-afraid-of-you-mr-trump/
MEANWHILE, #GOP predator nominee & another sexual abuse charge Former Miss Utah: ‘I’m Not Afraid of You, Mr. Trump’
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/10/28/former-miss-utah-im-not-afraid-of-you-mr-trump/
News Updated 24 h ?@24Updated 20 hours ago
Former Miss Utah hires prominent attorney to defend her if Donald Trump sues
http://ift.tt/2ejDgXF http://ift.tt/2drRHdF
Former Miss Utah hires prominent attorney to defend her if Donald Trump sues
http://ift.tt/2ejDgXF http://ift.tt/2drRHdF
Natalie Andrews Verified account ?@nataliewsj 19 hours ago
Ex-Miss Utah says Trump kissed her twice on the lips w/o consent. Now she says 'I'm not afraid of you, Mr. Trump'
http://on.wsj.com/2eYbscC
Ex-Miss Utah says Trump kissed her twice on the lips w/o consent. Now she says 'I'm not afraid of you, Mr. Trump'
http://on.wsj.com/2eYbscC
FOX 13 News Utah Verified account ?@fox13 23 hours ago
WATCH LIVE: Former Miss Utah #TempleTaggart & lawyer @GloriaAllred are speaking out against #Trump at 12:30 p.m.
http://bit.ly/2eMZS3D
WATCH LIVE: Former Miss Utah #TempleTaggart & lawyer @GloriaAllred are speaking out against #Trump at 12:30 p.m.
http://bit.ly/2eMZS3D
