Trio accuse Trump

THE White House is pushing back on sexual misconduct allegations against President Donald Trump, saying he has already denied them.

Three women who previously accused Mr Trump of sexual harassment shared their stories Monday on NBC’s Megyn Kelly Today.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Mr Trump had “addressed these accusations directly and denied all of these allegations.” She said the people decided in November to elect him regardless.

Jessica Leeds, Samantha Holvey and Rachel Crooks told of alleged harassment by Mr Trump spanning decades.

The White House called the claims false and “totally disputed in most cases.” It said “the timing and absurdity of these false claims speak volumes”.

More than a dozen women came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against Mr Trump during his presidential campaign.

One of the accusers, Rachel Crooks, called the White House statement “laughable”.

Ms Crooks said of sexual misconduct: “I think politicians seem to be immune to this.”

Ms Holvey described the pain the women felt after Mr Trump’s victory. “We are private citizens and for us to put ourselves out there, to try to show America who this man is, and especially how he views women, for them to say, ‘Meh, we don’t care,’ it hurt.”

The women, who first shared their stories before the November 2016 election, also called for a con-