it's been almost 25 years since eugene carroll's rape in a bergdorf stressing room and the abuse of power and humiliation that was dumped on on monica lewinsky by the media see these 2 things happened at exactly the same time so hawk watchers why are the media and pundits still going out of their way to pretend that reaper something that happens in dark alleys not in save the launch or a department at a luxury department store or the oval office and when will we accept the cold hard truth that the press has colluded with presidents is the beginning of presidents in order to cover up and excuse their hideous behavior behind closed doors who these are 2 those are 2 great questions and this this whole story to me is absolutely like one of those things that just gets on my nerves because as part of everson cooper the. interview what a lot of them she's like you know bringing up like rape culture of life why you stumble through the day and they're splitting is there's a point where he's so he asked her about the president's response which is the time honored she is not my. which by the way is

eugene carroll writes about the accusation in a new book and sarah mary reports despite a denial by the president. carol stands by her claim and spoke to cnn about it today. >>describe what happened 23 tonight, author and columnist e jean carroll is standing firmly by her claim that donald trump sexually assaulted her at a department store dressing room 2 decades ago. >>the minute he close that door i was banged up against the wall he slammed against the wall yeah, i hit my head really hard boom. >>and carol is publicly detailing the alleged attack for the first time in her new book what do we need men for a modest proposal, the now 75 year-old elle magazine columnist says she had a chance encounter with trump at bergdorf goodman in the 1990's but she says what began as a light-hearted exchange turned violent when they ended up in a dressing room told them i tight. >>it was as i want women to know that i did not stand there. i did not freeze know, i thought. it was over very quickly it was against my will 100%. >>for an way carol goes into more graphic detail in her book writing he open

. >> eugene carroll is a known quantity, a highly respected woman.th a lot on the line right now to go forward with something like this. she bravely told the story of what happened 23 years ago. it sounds exactly like the 15 other credible accusations of sexual misconduct and the misconduct that the president himself admitted to on tape. so i think there's literally nothing out here to say this is anything but a credible accusation against the president of the united states of a violent rape. >> there's his denial. he says i never met this woman. there's a picture of them meeting at a party. he says this didn't happen. she basically has this new book in which she tells her story over decades of the sexual harassment and sexual misconduct she's been on the receiving hand. but the trump one is a rape. >> the trump one is a rape and his way to deny it was to lie about it. when the article contains a photo of them together. the fact that was covered in "the new york times" in the book section is problematic. the fact that's not leading -- i'm so glad she

carroll is the 16th woman to accuse trump of sexual misconduct. a friend says she shared that account the very next day. joining us is "washington post" political reporter eugeneoth. so this is the 16th allegation against the president. he's denied all of them. this goes beyond some of the previous allegations of touching on a plane. this was a much more graphic physical contact. she described penetration. she disputed after the fact whether or not it's the word rape, but that is the technical definition. >> she's describing a rape and in another interview she called it painful. that's the very definition of rape. this has gone way beyond other accusations. and it's serious because it's coming from someone who has power in her own right. like think about how many other women, of these other women, were cowed in terms of speaking out or how many more there may be out there that haven't spoken out because this woman has her own power and her own right, and you know, this is something that the president has a pattern with each one of these accusations, andrea, which is that he denies it, he attacks the woman. he says something denigrating to her, and what is that

carroll is in oregon calling us this morning. opposing the decision, tell us why? caller: i would like to mention the fact that there has been a cross controversy in eugene since 1969. the solution for that was to put it on private property. city. erected above the i would like to thank charles porter for all of his work for finally getting it to the supreme court of oregon. it was finally taken down. i agree with the previous caller saying, just put the cross on private property. in this case, it is in the middle of a major intersection in bladensburg. it has been since 1925. well, that's fine. host: here is how vice president pence reacted to the supreme court decision, tweeting, the peace cross will continue to stand as a reminder of the bravery and devotion of those who fought in world war i. symbols of faith commemorate their sacrifice. here is david in flint, michigan. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. one thing we are forgetting is the men and women who gave their lives for us to be having this conversation. in other countries where you have dictators, they are not afforded the same luxury we are. i really think whether you are a democrat o