Former Trump administration White Home adviser Kellyanne Conway stated she heard final 12 months about “some sort of sexual allegations” in opposition to GOP Nebraska gubernatorial candidate Charles Herbster — however she’s working to get him elected anyway.
Conway alleged on Steve Bannon’s “Warfare Room” podcast that groping allegations raised by eight ladies, together with a Republican state senator, have been in some way cooked up by present Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts, who doesn't assist Herbster, a company CEO who has by no means held workplace. Watch Conway on “Warfare Room” within the video under.
Ricketts “received in my face” 10 months in the past vowing to “destroy Charles Herbster,” stated Conway. She supplied nothing else in the way in which of proof that Ricketts is behind the assault accusations.
A key accuser is GOP state Sen. Julie Slama. She stated in an emotional radio interview earlier this month that she was “in shock” at what she referred to as an “assault” by Herbster at a Republican dinner in 2019.
As I used to be ... strolling to my desk, I felt a hand attain up my skirt, up my costume and the hand was Charles Herbster’s,” Slama stated, her voice shaking, in an interview on Information Radio KFAB in Omaha. “I used to be in shock. I used to be mortified. It’s some of the traumatizing issues I’ve ever been by.”
Slama added: “I watched as 5 minutes later he grabbed the buttocks of one other younger girl. ... This was witnessed by a number of individuals on the occasion.”
Slama talked of the intimidating, “large energy differential” making it troublesome to talk out in opposition to “one of many largest donors within the Nebraska Republican Get together.”
Herbster has denied the accusations as “libelous faux information” and final week introduced he has sued Slama for slander.
As of Friday, Slama had not been served with a lawsuit, her authorized workforce stated in a press release. “To make sure, any declare that calls into query Senator Slama’s well-corroborated account of her sexual assault by Charles Herbster could be categorically with out benefit and frivolous,” the assertion added.
The allegations have been uncovered after a monthslong investigation by the Nebraska Examiner, which corroborated six of the eight accusations with witnesses. Three individuals who both witnessed the incidents or heard of them shortly afterward have since recognized themselves.
All the alleged incidents occurred between 2017 and this 12 months. Victims ranged in age from teenagers to their 20s, in line with the Examiner.
All 13 feminine state senators within the Nebraska legislature, together with 5 Republicans, issued a press release earlier this month condemning the “extremely credible, corroborated allegations.”
“Sexual assault is despicable and damaging,” the senators stated. “This isn't a query of politics — it's an challenge of character and fundamental human decency.” Herbster’s actions “make him unfit to serve,” the assertion concluded.
Conway additionally attacked Slama’s credibility on “Warfare Room,” stating that she accepted a $10,000 marketing campaign donation after the incident, and invited Herbster to her marriage ceremony. Herbster says he has highlighted the very same factors in his lawsuit as proof that he didn't grope Slama.
Bannon discovered it hilarious, however such conduct is commonplace for victims trying to placate an attacker and keep away from additional incidents or retaliation.
“I used to be scared and felt obligated to fulfill with my attacker, Charles Herbster, as a result of he's my constituent, a Republican mega-donor, and main candidate for Nebraska governor. I used to be terrified that in addition to sexually assaulting me, he would attempt to smash my public fame — which is precisely what he's making an attempt to do now,” Slama stated earlier.
Herbster, proprietor and CEO of Conklin Co. and a generally magnificence pageant choose, has been a front-runner within the race for Nebraska governor.
Herbster reportedly gave $1.3 million to Trump’s campaigns and attended the Jan. 6, 2021, rally exterior the Capitol with members of Trump’s inside circle. Trump has endorsed him.
Trump has been accused by dozens of ladies of sexual misconduct. He was additionally recorded boasting about “grabbing” ladies “by the pussy.”
Need assistance? Go to RAINN’s Nationwide Sexual Assault On-line Hotline or the Nationwide Sexual Violence Useful resource Heart’s web site.
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