Business . Will they talk at all about russians influencing the 2016 president ial election . Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper. Were going to start with the politics lead today and the first tangible ripples from the stunning charges levelled by a woman in the Washington Post that she was sexually molested by Alabama Senate candidate roy moore when she whe he was 32 and she was 14. The special election is just five weeks away. Moore denies the allegation by Leigh Corfman and three other women who also allege that moore pursued intimate relationships with them when he was in his 30s and they were 16, 17, and 18 respectively. Moore called the Washington Post report allout war launched by the media. Others suggest the notion of a man in his 30s sexually boozing a 14yearold and pursuing other High School Girls is no big deal. Cnns Alex Marquardt is in alabama today where voters are telling us what they think. Reporter if anything can be said about roy moore sup
Hes refusing to drop out of the federal election in alabama. When he was in his 30s, moore is adamantly denying these accusations. To be a pact of Sexual Misconduct contradicted my entire career in law. I want to make it clear to the Media Presence and i have not provided alcohol beverages, beer or anything else to a minor. I have not been guilty of Sexual Misconduct with anyone. These allegations came only four and a half weeks before the general election on jdecember 12th . Why now . Numerous calls for him to step aside, many coming from fellow republicans even though that previously endorsed him. Alex is joining me now. Set the scene for us, what was the mood like today . Reporter it is fascinating, we have not seen roy moore yet in public. He arrived here at this small county Public Library for his first event, it was not a campaign echvent. All of us surrounding him and asking him questions but there were also a number of protesters, not too many around and dozens of them carrying
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