Mark Meadows: Roy Moore should ‘immediately step aside’ if allegations true

By Al Weaver

Published November 9, 2017 11:39pm ET

Mark Meadows: Roy Moore should ‘immediately step aside’ if allegations true — Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., one of the most conservative men on Capitol Hill, has said if the sexual misconduct allegations against Judge Roy Moore are true, then the Republican candidate for Alabama's open Senate seat must step aside. (AP Images)

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, said Thursday that Judge Roy Moore should step aside from the Alabama Senate race if allegations that he had a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl in 1979 are accurate.

“The allegations in the Washington Post story are deeply disturbing,” Meadows said in a statement. “And if proven true, Judge Moore should immediately step aside.”