Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., said Monday that President Trump should resign due to numerous allegations of sexual misconduct made against him.
“These allegations are credible, they are numerous,” Gillibrand told CNN. “I’ve heard these women’s testimony, and many of them are heartbreaking. President Trump should resign his position.”
More than a dozen women have accused Trump of sexual misconduct before he was elected, but the president has rejected the allegations.
Three of the women — Jessica Leeds, Samantha Holvey, and Rachel Crooks — appeared on NBC’s “Megyn Kelly Today” on Monday to discuss their allegations against Trump. In a subsequent press conference, the women called on Congress to investigate the president for the alleged inappropriate behavior.
Gillibrand said that should the president decide not to step down “immediately,” Congress should open an investigation into the allegations against him.
“President Trump should be held accountable, and that’s why I think these women are coming forward, because they want that accountability,” she said. “They see CEOs being fired on the spot for this kind of behavior and worse, and President Trump has committed assault according to these women, and those are very credible allegations of misconduct and criminal activity, and he should be fully investigated.”
Exclusive: @SenGillibrand says that President Trump “should resign” over sexual assault allegations, calling them “credible” and numerous.” https://t.co/quJhZ09vJi— Christiane Amanpour (@camanpour) December 11, 2017
Gillibrand is the third senator to call for Trump’s resignation because of his alleged sexual misconduct, joining Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.
Their demands for Trump to step down followed the resignations of Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., and Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., who both were accused by multiple women of behaving inappropriately.
Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., also resigned after raising the issue of surrogate parenthood with two female staffers. Franks allegedly offered one female employee $5 million to act as a surrogate mother.
