Trump's Accusers Call For Investigating The President

WASHINGTON, DC — Three women who have accused President Trump of sexual harassment and assault called for a congressional investigation into the allegations against him at a press conference Monday morning. The event was hosted by the production company Brave New Films.

Rachel Crooks, Samantha Holvey and Jessica Leeds also appeared with NBC News's Megyn Kelly Monday earlier in the morning to recount their experiences of alleged mistreatment.

Crooks said that Trump forcibly kissed her while she was working as a receptionist at one of his buildings. Holvey said that as a participant in Trump's beauty pageant, she felt she was treated like a piece of meat as he toured the dressing rooms of the contestants. Leeds has accused Trump of groping her against her will on an airplane.

All three of the women spoke out before the election. They say the recent wave of accusations and resignations of high profile men tied to sexual misconduct has inspired them to speak out again, despite the president's denials.

"His staff made a point of calling us all liars," Leeds said.

At a press briefing Monday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that Trump has already answered these accusations, and that after they were made, the voters elected him in a "decisive" show of support. However, Trump won the election while losing the popular vote, a fluke of the country's electoral system that has only occurred twice before.

Sanders also said that "eyewitnesses" have contradicted most of the accounts of Trump's accusers. Patch reached out to the White House for a list of these witnesses and will update this story if more information is provided.

Last week, Sen. Al Franken, Rep. Trent Franks and Rep. John Conyers all announced their resignations in light of multiple accusations of various forms of sexual misconduct.

"This isn't a partisan issue," Holvey said. "This is how women are treated every day."

Brave News Films has produced a short documentary about 16 of Trump's accusers.

Watch Clip: Trump Accusers Ask Congress To Investigate

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Sunday that women who accuse someone of sexual misconduct deserve to be heard, even if it involves President Donald Trump.

"I know that he was elected, but women should always feel comfortable coming forward. And we should all be willing to listen to them," Nikki Haley said on CBS' "Face the Nation."

"Women who accuse anyone should be heard. They should be heard and they should be dealt with, and I think we heard them prior to the election," said Haley, a Republican. "I think any woman who has felt violated or felt mistreated in any way, they have every right to speak up."

Asked whether Trump's election settled the issue, Haley said it was "for the people to decide."

"The women will share their firsthand accounts of President Trump groping, fondling, forcibly kissing, humiliating and harassing women," Brave New Films said in a press release. "They are among the at least sixteen women who have come forward to accuse the president of sexual misconduct."

It continues: "Their disturbing allegations came to light before the post-Weinstein era of accountability for sexual misconduct and the rise of the #MeToo movement."

Watch a replay of the press conference here.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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