White House counselor Kellyanne Conway on Monday called the accusations of physical abuse leveled against New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman “harrowing.”
“Allegations are harrowing. Violence against women. Drunk with power. It’s so tough to read you must,” Conway tweeted, with a link to the New Yorker report detailing accounts from four different women.
Allegations are harrowing.
Violence against women.
Drunk with power.
It’s so tough to read you must.
https://t.co/Tvm0GdFo9Z— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) May 7, 2018
Michelle Manning Barish and Tanya Selvaratnam told the publication Schneiderman hit them multiple times while they were in bed, against their will. They said his behavior was “assault” and that his violent outbursts usually happened after he had consumed alcohol.
They did not report their claims of misconduct to the police, but both received medical attention after certain interactions.
Another woman, who remained anonymous, told Manning Barish and Selvaratnam she also experienced nonconsensual physical violence in her encounters with Schneiderman — an account verified by the New Yorker.
A fourth woman, who requested to remain unnamed, also said Schneiderman hit her after she rejected one of his advances.
Schneiderman, who has been a supporter of the #MeToo movement against sexual misconduct, has denied the allegations and claimed he has not participated in nonconsensual sex.
“In the privacy of intimate relationships, I have engaged in role-playing and other consensual sexual activity. I have not assaulted anyone. I have never engaged in nonconsensual sex, which is a line I would not cross,” Schneiderman said in a statement.
