Dem Sen. Whitehouse Says He Still Doesn’t Believe Platner’s First Accuser Because She’s a Republican

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WHITEHOUSE: “I think it’s important when you’re looking at allegations to — and I’ve done this as a prosecutor for years to evaluate things like whether there is corroboration and with respect to the first allegation, there was None. Whether there’s motive to mislead or fabricate, there was plenty. The woman was involved in basically a Koch brothers funded political operation and had been specifically involved in main political activities against Platner. So, yes, there came a point when the straw broke the camel’s back. But if we look with some professional skepticism at allegations, then I think we have not done our duties. And then when the allegations continue, there comes a point where, yes, you acknowledge that, yes, there’s enough here to go forward. That’s the way prosecutors think. That’s the way I thought about this.”