{"id":128635,"date":"2024-11-22T03:01:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T20:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128635"},"modified":"2024-11-22T03:01:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-21T20:01:59","slug":"rfk-jr-sexual-assault-accuser-says-she-chose-to-speak-out-after-super-bowl-ad-trump-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128635","title":{"rendered":"RFK Jr sexual assault accuser says she chose to speak out after Super Bowl ad | Trump administration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">A woman who publicly accused <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/robert-f-kennedy-jr\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Robert F Kennedy Jr<\/a> of sexual assault when she worked for him as a babysitter said she was motivated to do so when he released a campaign ad based on a famous advertisement for his uncle, President John F Kennedy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"8ef9b2c3-0433-4ac7-a5a1-b1bbea47c30e\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\"><gu-island name=\"RichLinkComponent\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"idle\" props=\"{&quot;richLinkIndex&quot;:1,&quot;element&quot;:{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement&quot;,&quot;prefix&quot;:&quot;Related: &quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Matt Gaetz withdraws from consideration to be Trump\u2019s attorney general&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;8ef9b2c3-0433-4ac7-a5a1-b1bbea47c30e&quot;,&quot;role&quot;:&quot;richLink&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/21\/matt-gaetz-attorney-general-nomination&quot;},&quot;ajaxUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/api.nextgen.guardianapps.co.uk&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:0,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0}}\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">\u201cI literally was just watching the Super Bowl and saw the ad and thought, \u2018You\u2019ve gotta be kidding me,\u2019\u201d Eliza Cooney <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/elections\/2024\/11\/20\/rfk-jr-sexual-assault-allegation-eliza-cooney\/76450231007\/\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">told USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Released when Kennedy was running for president as an independent, the ad attracted criticism from members of the famous Democratic political family. Kennedy Jr apologized \u2013 but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/feb\/12\/robert-f-kennedy-jr-apologizes-super-bowl-ad-jfk\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">kept the ad online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Nine months later, after dropping out of the presidential race and backing Donald Trump, Kennedy is Trump\u2019s nominee for US health secretary.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">A hugely controversial choice given his promotion of vaccine conspiracy theories and other disputed health claims, Kennedy is also one of a number of Trump cabinet picks to be accused of sexual misconduct.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Cooney initially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/robert-kennedy-jr-shocking-history?srsltid=AfmBOooJkI7SHpUCD9zv_1tyu_VWC1j9qe_G2RkTR5iZBxwH3pEtT0rE\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">told Vanity Fair<\/a> about how she went to work for Kennedy in 1998, when she was 23 and he was a 45-year-old environmental attorney. Describing a series of unwanted advances, she said Kennedy ultimately \u201ccame up behind her \u2026 and began groping her, putting his hands on her hips and sliding them up along her rib cage and breasts\u201d, before being interrupted by someone walking into the room.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">When Kennedy was asked about Cooney\u2019s allegations, he told the BreakingPoints podcast he was \u201cnot a church boy \u2026 I have so many skeletons in my closet\u201d, but refused to comment further.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">In the USA Today interview published on Wednesday, Cooney said: \u201cI know that there are hard-working people who don\u2019t have skeletons in their closet. And I wish we were electing people with fewer skeletons in their closet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">In July, it was widely reported that Kennedy sent a text to Cooney after the Vanity Fair story was published.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">He wrote: \u201cI read your description of an episode in which I touched you in an unwanted manner. I have no memory of this incident but I apologize sincerely for anything I ever did that made you feel uncomfortable or anything I did or said that offended you or hurt your feelings. I never intended you any harm. If I hurt you, it was inadvertent. I feel badly for doing so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Cooney told USA Today: \u201cI don\u2019t know if it\u2019s an apology if you say, \u2018I don\u2019t remember.\u2019 In the context of all his public appearances, it seemed a little bit \u2013 it didn\u2019t match. 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We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/privacy\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Privacy Policy<\/a> and <a data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" href=\"https:\/\/policies.google.com\/terms\" rel=\"noreferrer\" class=\"dcr-1rjy2q9\">Terms of Service<\/a> apply.<\/span><\/aside>\n<p id=\"EmailSignup-skip-link-12\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"after newsletter promotion\" role=\"note\" class=\"dcr-jzxpee\">after newsletter promotion<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">USA Today said it had contacted a lawyer for a Kennedy non-profit and Trump\u2019s transition team for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Perhaps busy dealing with allegations of sexual misconduct <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/21\/pete-hegseth-sexual-assault-allegations\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">against Pete Hegseth<\/a>, the nominee for defense secretary, and Matt Gaetz, then the nominee for attorney general, the Trump transition did not immediately respond. The next day, Gaetz <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/21\/matt-gaetz-attorney-general-nomination\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">withdrew<\/a> from consideration for a cabinet post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Cooney said she was not speaking out about Kennedy \u201cto try to stall his nomination or upend the confirmation\u201d, but was \u201cjust doing it for the public record\u201d, having first told people of the alleged assault during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/metoo-movement\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">#MeToo movement<\/a>, beginning in 2017, when many women named their sexual abusers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1eu361v\">Saying that for a long time she \u201cbrushed this off a little bit\u201d, seeing sexual assault as \u201cjust the price of doing business\u201d, Cooney added: \u201cIt\u2019s remarkable that it\u2019s as prevalent as it is. And I just wonder \u2013 have we made any progress? This is like a rewind.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/nov\/21\/rfk-jr-assault-accuser\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A woman who publicly accused Robert F Kennedy Jr of sexual assault when she worked for him as a babysitter said she was motivated to do so when he released &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128635\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8629],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-u-s","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=128635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128635\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=128635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=128635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=128635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}