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Doctor Foxx posted...

There's video footage of him admitting to (and outright boasting about) sexually assaulting women, which he now claims he never said.

Weinstein's accusers did not have video footage, not did Moore's accusers. The Silence Breakers still deserve to be heard out.

But that's not evidence. Even if I were to say, "I just robbed a liquor store", that would not be actual evidence of it happening. There would have to be evidence of the incident occurring before an admission of guilt can be taken into account. The only evidence we have so far is witness testimony.

Doctor Foxx posted...

A Congressional investigation is not going to do much under a tight Republican Congress, but that also doesn't mean we should ignore these people. What's the over/under on accusers before people believe that at least some of it is true? Weinstein and Cosby were well past that threshold, even Moore with his 4 accusers has faced criticism. This is 4x that number--and some of the accusers have filed lawsuits.

Witness testimony, contrary to what Law and Order might have you believe, is notoriously unreliable. There could be a thousand women claiming they were assaulted by the man, but it doesn't mean anything without evidence. If Trump were not a public figure who were hated by 50%+ of the country, it might be a little easier to argue.

A congressional inquiry isn't going to do anything unless there's some sort of physical evidence to corroborate testimony. Innocent until proven guilty. I know the court of public opinion has already determined he's guilty, but unfortunately where the law is concerned we have to assume he's innocent until proven otherwise.
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