Amid spiraling accusations of sexual misconduct, Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore has just announced that he and his attorney will hold an unplanned press conference at 5pm EST to address “recent allegations against Judge Moore”…which gives the world just under 1 hour to speculate as to whether Moore will resign or seek to defend himself.
JUST IN: Roy Moore campaign, attorney to hold press conference this afternoon as the Alabama Senate candidate reels from sexual misconduct allegations. http://pic.twitter.com/4WH8wQFGyc
— ABC News (@ABC) November 15, 2017
Of course, just yesterday Fox News host Sean Hannity gave Moore exactly 24 hours to respond to growing “inconsistencies” in his story or drop out of the race. Per Politico:
Fox News host Sean Hannity walked back Tuesday night his original remarks insinuating that the five women accusing Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual assault when they were teenagers might be lying.
“For me, the judge has 24 hours,” Hannity said. “You must immediately and fully come up with a satisfactory explanation for your inconsistencies that I just showed.”
Hannity’s break with his original comments follows a cascade of Republican figures distancing themselves from the GOP candidate, including the Republican National Committee.
Hannity on Thursday defended Moore, and on Friday held an interview in which the Alabama Senate candidate stopped short of flatly denying allegations that he sexually assaulted teenage girls when he was the Etowah County district attorney. “How do you know if it’s true? How do we — what’s true? What’s not true? How do you ascertain the truth? What happens when it’s 38 years later?” Hannity asked Thursday.
When asked Friday if he ever dated teen girls, Moore replied, “Not generally, no.”
On Tuesday, Hannity altered his position.
“Between this interview that I did and the inconsistent answers. Between him saying ‘I never knew this girl,’ and then that yearbook comes out,” Hannity said. “You must remove any doubt. If you can’t do this, then Judge Moore needs to get out of this race.”
It seems his 24 hours is officially up…
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