Kellyanne Conway Tells CNN’s Dana Bash She Was Assaulted at a Restaurant By an ‘Unhinged’ Woman

RUSH TRANSCRIPT President Trump ░░░░░░░░ counselor Kellyanne Conway is ░░░░░░░░ publicly for the first ░░░░░░░░ about an alleged assault ░░░░░░░░ fall while she was ░░░░░░░░ a Maryland restaurant with ░░░░░░░░ teenage daughter Conway spoke ░░░░░░░░ our Dana bash Dana ░░░░░░░░ us now from Washington ░░░░░░░░ the details What have ░░░░░░░░ learned I saw the ░░░░░░░░ with Kelly Anne for ░░░░░░░░ series women in Washington ░░░░░░░░ during that interview she ░░░░░░░░ for the first time ░░░░░░░░ in a restaurant with ░░░░░░░░ middle school aged daughter ░░░░░░░░ of her daughter s ░░░░░░░░ and their parents in ░░░░░░░░ Maryland a suburb right ░░░░░░░░ in Washington It was ░░░░░░░░ October of 2018 right ░░░░░░░░ the Brett Kavanaugh hearings ░░░░░░░░ attentions were very very ░░░░░░░░ I was assaulted in ░░░░░░░░ restaurant and Assaulted how ░░░░░░░░ person has to go ░░░░░░░░ court soon Assaulted how ░░░░░░░░ was standing next to ░░░░░░░░ daughter and many of ░░░░░░░░ friends at dinner and ░░░░░░░░ was right here right ░░░░░░░░ to me And her ░░░░░░░░ were too And somebody ░░░░░░░░ grabbing from behind grabbed ░░░░░░░░ arms and was shaking ░░░░░░░░ to the point where ░░░░░░░░ thought maybe somebody was ░░░░░░░░ me one of the ░░░░░░░░ parents coming to pick ░░░░░░░░ his or her daughter ░░░░░░░░ I turned around it ░░░░░░░░ felt it felt like ░░░░░░░░ s a little aggressive ░░░░░░░░ turned around and the ░░░░░░░░ grabbed my hand She ░░░░░░░░ out of control I ░░░░░░░░ t even know how ░░░░░░░░ explain her to you ░░░░░░░░ whole face was terror ░░░░░░░░ anger and she was ░░░░░░░░ here and my daughter ░░░░░░░░ right there And she ░░░░░░░░ to pay for that ░░░░░░░░ ought to pay for ░░░░░░░░ because she has no ░░░░░░░░ to touch anybody She ░░░░░░░░ her hands on me ░░░░░░░░ said get your hands ░░░░░░░░ me She put her ░░░░░░░░ on me was shaking ░░░░░░░░ and doing it from ░░░░░░░░ front with my daughter ░░░░░░░░ there who video taped ░░░░░░░░ And she just would ░░░░░░░░ leave the restaurant She ░░░░░░░░ E kept going on ░░░░░░░░ on She went outside ░░░░░░░░ just wouldn t stop ░░░░░░░░ woman thinks it s ░░░░░░░░ to touch someone else ░░░░░░░░ s not okay It ░░░░░░░░ not okay by her ░░░░░░░░ and by the law ░░░░░░░░ you called 911 The ░░░░░░░░ came It they arrest ░░░░░░░░ She left With the ░░░░░░░░ No she had already ░░░░░░░░ You told the president ░░░░░░░░ it I did long ░░░░░░░░ I told other people ░░░░░░░░ did he say What ░░░░░░░░ always says are you ░░░░░░░░ Are you okay Was ░░░░░░░░ daughter okay Were the ░░░░░░░░ girls okay How was ░░░░░░░░ daughter That s so ░░░░░░░░ I would imagine for ░░░░░░░░ but as a mother ░░░░░░░░ the first thing you ░░░░░░░░ about is your daughter ░░░░░░░░ were other kids there ░░░░░░░░ didn t want it ░░░░░░░░ become a thing I ░░░░░░░░ it to become a ░░░░░░░░ moment for everyone During ░░░░░░░░ sbif asked her about ░░░░░░░░ rhetoric coming from her ░░░░░░░░ and whether she views ░░░░░░░░ as contribute together toxic ░░░░░░░░ is She shot back ░░░░░░░░ saying sarcastically that I ░░░░░░░░ her she said the ░░░░░░░░ conduct she s responsible ░░░░░░░░ is her And the ░░░░░░░░ assailant has been charged ░░░░░░░░ second degree assault She ░░░░░░░░ And our colleague who ░░░░░░░░ the police report here ░░░░░░░░ records relating to this ░░░░░░░░ reached out to the ░░░░░░░░ assailant Mary biz ibbitt ░░░░░░░░ disputed her account She ░░░░░░░░ us the following statement ░░░░░░░░ saw Kellyanne Conway a ░░░░░░░░ figure in a public ░░░░░░░░ exercised her First Amendment ░░░░░░░░ to express her personal ░░░░░░░░ She did not assault ░░░░░░░░ Conway Facts at trial ░░░░░░░░ show this to be ░░░░░░░░ and show Ms Conway ░░░░░░░░ account to be false ░░░░░░░░ John her attorney says ░░░░░░░░ will be pleading not ░░░░░░░░ All right That was ░░░░░░░░ really interesting interview No ░░░░░░░░ should be harassed Absolutely ░░░░░░░░ Or assaulted in any ░░░░░░░░ in any circumstances No ░░░░░░░░ should not.
>> Thanks, Dana.