GOP official: ‘I don’t know’ if grabbing genitals is sexual assault

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A senior staffer at the Republican National Committee told reporters after Sunday’s presidential debate that he isn’t sure whether grabbing someone’s genitals fits the definition of sexual assault.

RNC spokesman Sean Spicer, who has been working as a liaison between Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and the GOP, was asked in the post-debate spin room whether he considered grabbing someone’s genitals a form of forced sexual contact.

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