Republican Sen. Tim Scott stayed away from telling President Trump not to campaign for Roy Moore in Alabama’s Senate race, but once against called for Moore to step aside from the race.
Scott, speaking on “This Week” on ABC, said it’s not his job to tell Trump what to do after Trump slammed Democratic candidate Doug Jones in a Sunday morning tweet when asked if Trump should not campaign for Moore.
“I really can’t say what the president should or should not do,” Scott said. “I will tell you that the judge and the jury in this case will be the voters of Alabama. And they will weigh in very soon, about two weeks and a couple of days from now. We’ll hear the outcome.”
Trump has departed from the GOP line of calling for Moore to step aside if the sexual assault allegations against him are true.
At least four women have accused Moore of sexually assaulting them or attempting to date them when they were teenagers and he was in his 30s. One woman was 14 years old when Moore groped her; he was 32.
Scott said he’s not backing away from his decision to call for Moore to step aside because he finds the allegations from the women credible.
“The reality of it is, while I have read through as many stories as I could get my hands on, think the issue in the case is compelling,” he said.
He added, “I think there are many Americans who disagree with me vehemently. I don’t necessarily understand how, but they do.”
The election is set for Dec. 12 to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions as Alabama’s second senator.
