Judge Roy Moore was interviewed by Sean Hannity for his radio show on Friday afternoon and let’s just say it didn’t go well for the Republican Senate candidate facing allegations of sexual misconduct from 4 teenagers in Alabama:
This Roy Moore interview is an example of why defense attorneys tell our clients to STFU https://t.co/cTMkH4Vvs3
— T. Greg Doucette (@greg_doucette) November 10, 2017
And:
If you were a Republican waiting for more to make a credible case for himself, you didn't hear it from Moore.
— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) November 10, 2017
Even those critical of Hannity thought he did a good job and was tough on Moore:
Hannity's actually doing a pretty effective job of making Moore address specific allegations in the WaPo piece https://t.co/xPiYfdsyEH
— Rosie Gray (@RosieGray) November 10, 2017
Fair is fair: Hannity is not letting Moore off the hook here.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) November 10, 2017
Roy Moore has not helped himself in this interview with Sean Hannity — who has asked pretty probing questions. #ALSen
— Jessica Taylor (@JessicaTaylor) November 10, 2017
Hannity going tough on Moore suggests the WH is pissed.
— Jay Cost (@JayCostTWS) November 10, 2017
Questioning is more pointed than I expected. https://t.co/saMFfh3nPa
— Jim Antle (@jimantle) November 10, 2017
Some excerpts…
Not a denial:
HANNITY: Do you remember dating girls that young?
MOORE: "Not generally, no"
— Allan Smith (@akarl_smith) November 10, 2017
And this is creepy:
Roy Moore says "I don't remember dating any girl without the permission of her mother"
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) November 10, 2017
Moore says he never knew Corfman … But knew some of the other women."After my return from the military I dated a lot of young ladies"
— Emily C. Singer (@CahnEmily) November 10, 2017
Moore was all over the place and answered the same questions differently minutes apart:
Roy Moore now absolutely denies dating women in their teens after hedging earlier
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) November 10, 2017
Sean Hannity is asking Moore the same questions a few minutes apart and Moore is giving different answers.
One minute it’s "Their mothers encouraged them to be friends with me.”
Next minute it’s “No, I never” dated teenagers.
— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) November 10, 2017
Roy Moore's defense is all over the place. It didn't happen. I don't remember it. The 14-year-old's story is vastly different from the others.
— andrew kaczynski? (@KFILE) November 10, 2017
The behavior with the other woman was appropriate, but it didn't happen.
— andrew kaczynski? (@KFILE) November 10, 2017
Had doubts, but @seanhannity is not doing a bad job pressing Moore on all the allegations.
— andrew kaczynski? (@KFILE) November 10, 2017
It sounded like Moore admitted to some of the allegations in the story, but “walked a fine line” on the charges that could be criminal:
Break time for Hannity-Moore interview. Takeaway so far: Moore emphatically denies ever having even known 14 year old Leigh Corfman, but doesn't emphatically deny having dated or kissed other, older, teenagers when in his 30s.
— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) November 10, 2017
Moore trying to walk a fine line. Strongly denying everything that would have been illegal in 1979 (giving alcohol to minor, sexually interacting with 14 yr old), but not outright denying stuff that was merely creepy. https://t.co/AU7ZyAJlgT
— Philip Klein (@philipaklein) November 10, 2017
Roy Moore claims to Hannity he never met the woman who alleged he made sexual advances on her when she was 14
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) November 10, 2017
Roy Moore has effectively said that the three women who were of age are telling the truth, and the one woman who was only 14 is lying.
— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) November 10, 2017
Roy Moore: "I don't remember ever dating any girl without the permission of her mother. And [one woman] said her mother encouraged her."
— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) November 10, 2017
But this isn’t a court of law, it’s politics. Moore didn’t do himself any favors:
The ad fodder here is just… oh my god.
— Emily C. Singer (@CahnEmily) November 10, 2017
Moore says it's "not normal" for a 32 year old to date someone in her late teens. "I've said no," he says, when he said before maybe he had.
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) November 10, 2017
"We have some evidence of collusion but we're not ready to bring it public just yet" — Roy Moore
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) November 10, 2017
"Nobody that abuses a 14 year old …. if you abuse a 14 year old you shouldn't be a Senate candidate… but I did not do that" Moore says
— Emily C. Singer (@CahnEmily) November 10, 2017
Moore ended the interview saying he’s “sure” another article will come out before election day and said he has evidence of “collusion”:
Roy Moore: "I'm sure in the next four weeks they're gonna come out with another article."
— andrew kaczynski? (@KFILE) November 10, 2017
Interesting bit at the end. Moore, when attacking an alleged conspiracy against him, said he wouldn't be surprised if another article came out against him: "I'm sure in the next four weeks, they're going to come out with another article."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 10, 2017
Roy Moore: "There will be facts that come out to show this was a democrat and even an established republican effort to undermine this campaign."
— Christina Wilkie (@christinawilkie) November 10, 2017
We have no idea what sort of evidence the Moore campaign has on collusion, if any, but Moore’s wife, Kayla, did share a post on Facebook alleging that a Washington Post reporter was offering money for dirt on the candidate:
Moore mentioned they've have evidence of "collusion" on the story. His wife shared a link on Facebook accusing the WaPo of bribing people & noted an accuser did sign language interpretation at a Clinton rally. pic.twitter.com/w0ONrNEg6F
— andrew kaczynski? (@KFILE) November 10, 2017
If that’s the only evidence, it won’t go far. The Twitter user behind the story has, shall we say, credibility issues:
The dude attacking my newspaper over the Moore story can't remember how many purple hearts he supposedly has. pic.twitter.com/4iW4FqQR4U
— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) November 10, 2017
Full audio available here:
AUDIO: Sean Hannity’s full interview with Roy Moore https://t.co/VoL0tW16Sh pic.twitter.com/coe2rxKGNL
— The Right Scoop (@TheRightScoop) November 10, 2017
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