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Agreement, maroney went public with her story in october. writing, in part, i had a dream to go to the olympics and the things that i endured to get there were unnecessary and disgusting. at the time, usa at the time they publicly commended maroney and others accusers for their courage. predators can be held accountable for their actions. >> they would try to look good by acting like they wanted her to come forward. that statement is the height of hypocrisy and its dispicable. two other members ...

>> so, switching gears here to the very important topic of sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, house speaker paul ryan was on the "today" show to talk about taxes and tout that. but, of course, savannah guthrie rightly asked him about the sexual misconduct allegations throughout congress and against the president and she asked if there is a role for congress to be investigating the women that have come forward against the president, including the three who have asked for a congressional invest...

>> only >> only under the threat of lawsuit did they agree to sit with me. in that three hour conversation i was never told what the accusations were. who the accusers were. i was never allowed to provide any data or evidence n to debunk anything that perhaps i could have debunked if i knew what we were talking about anyway. they wouldnt allow me to present any evidence and frankly didnt give me due process. >> tucker: tavis smiley told us on this show yesterday that his career has been unjustif...

>> only under the threat of lawsuit did they agree to sit ewith me. in that three hour conversation i was never told what the accusations were. who the accusers were. i was never allowed to provide any data or evidence to debunk anything that perhaps i could have debunked if i knew what we were talking about anyway. they wouldnt allow me to present any evidence and frankly didnt give me due process. >> tucker: tavis smiley told us on this sohio yesterday that his career has been unjustifiably ru...

Of consulting with different industries to help women go into a safe process, if they feel they were harassed, but to set up work places where its presented. maybe redesign the rules. maybe some things dont happen the way they used to. maybe that is too ricky. i had written a blog on it on think with my own thoughts ab it. but the bottom line is, whats happening now is such an over reach that you are going to have men and women thinking, you know what, i dont want to take the risk. if i have wom...

Finding as to what is the appropriate punishment. >> did you feel the same way about judge roy moore, if he had won, did you feel that he should be seated? >> well, if he had won then -- if he had won the election, he would have been sworn in. what the senate would have done after that, i dont know. i dont know whether they would have been -- exposed him to an ethics investigation. >> what about the accusations against president trump? there are now at least 15 women who have come out with simil...

There are some folks who have a lot of axes to grind. this should not be used, don, to exploit wanting to grind -- should not be used in an exploitative way to grind an ax. i was never told who the accusers were, never allowed to provide any evidence what happened to presumption of innocence? >> so what does it change for you now that they are going to -- >> theyve asked to talk to the persons on my staff who run the company, who make all of the employment decisions. we said that three weeks ago...

Of financial incentive to attract accusers. truth being, perhaps, a secondary consideration. now bloom is going on the attack, smearing the reporter who broke the story, john solomon of "the hill" calling him a far right journalist. in reality john has broken many important stories this year. he joins us now with his side of the story. john, you far-right journalist. >> how about that. >> laura: you work for the a.p. stories about rape in the congo all those years ago. >> thats right. >> laura: ...

For weeks, only under the threat of lawsuit, our suing them did they agree to finally sit with me for three hours and talk with me and in a conversation i was never told what the accusations were, what the accusations were, who the accusers were. i was never allowed to provide any data or evidence to debunk anything what i could have debunked. they wouldnt allow me to present any evidence and they frankly didnt give me a due process and on top of that they have come into this moment, not talk to...

>> endorse roy moore? >> im sure he wishes he didnt endorse roy moore. >> do you think he has the rightline for himself in terms of me too movement and all of his accusers getting sort of a second moment to restate what they did. >> i can only tell you what he has told me, which is its not true. now, you know, after that, everyone has to make their own evaluations of whatever evidence comes out and whatever else. he looked me in the eye and told me its not true. so i believe him. but you know, e...