Collins airs concern about harassment charges against the president

The following article by Sarah Kaplan and Sean Sullivan was posted on the Washington Post website November 19, 2017:

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) says harassment allegations against President Trump concern her and were one reason she did not vote for him in 2016. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post)

Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) went further Sunday than most of her Republican colleagues in expressing worry about the sexual assault allegations against President Trump, saying they were one of the reasons she did not vote for him.

“Those allegations remain very disturbing,” Collins said in an interview on ABC’s “This Week With George Stephanopoulos.” She noted that she did not support Trump in the 2016 campaign in part because of news reports about women accusing him of unwanted touching or kissing. Trump has denied those allegations, which include 12 women detailing incidents that occurred over many years. Continue reading “Collins airs concern about harassment charges against the president”