--- title: Donald Trump: Sexual Harassment Accusers Call on Congress description: Three women detailed their sexual misconduct detailed their allegations and demanded a congressional investigation to hold him accountable canonical: https://time.com/5058518/donald-trump-sexual-harassment-allegations/ author: Alana Abramson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-12-11T16:52:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T23:41:36.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: 3 Female Accusers Call for Congress to Investigate President Trump for Sexual Harassment og:description: The women said they were inspired by the #MeToo movement. og:url: https://time.com/5058518/donald-trump-sexual-harassment-allegations/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6d1d726353ce3d0b/6988f49f8fd2ee183f359f8d/trumpaccusers_pressconference.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: Women Accusing Trump Of Sexual Harassment Hold Press Conference In NYC og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 3 Female Accusers Call for Congress to Investigate President Trump for Sexual Harassment twitter:description: The women said they were inspired by the #MeToo movement. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6d1d726353ce3d0b/6988f49f8fd2ee183f359f8d/trumpaccusers_pressconference.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 3 Female Accusers Call for Congress to Investigate President Trump for Sexual Harassment > Sponsored content. 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Brief is free at time.com/newsletters.  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Updated: Dec 12, 2023 11:41 PM UTCPublished: Dec 11, 2017 4:52 PM UTC  Rachel Crooks, Jessica Leeds, and Samantha Holvey speak during the press conference held by women accusing Trump of sexual harassment in NYC on December 11, 2017 in New York City. Rachel Crooks, Jessica Leeds, and Samantha Holvey speak during the press conference held by women accusing Trump of sexual harassment in NYC on December 11, 2017 in New York City.Monica Schipper—Getty Images  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Updated: Dec 12, 2023 11:41 PM UTCPublished: Dec 11, 2017 4:52 PM UTC Three women who have accused President Trump of sexual misconduct detailed their allegations at a press conference Monday and demanded a congressional investigation to hold him accountable. Samantha Holvey, Rachel Crooks and Jessica Leeds all appeared at a press conference Monday with Robert Greenwald, the founder of Brave New Films. Before the press conference began, Brave New Films showed a video the company had produced showing testimonials from 16 women who have alleged President Trump had sexually harassed them. Testimonies from Holvey, Crooks and Leeds were included in the film. The three women also [appeared on Megyn Kelly’s show](http://time.com/5058369/donald-trump-megyn-kelly-accusers/?xid=homepage) on NBC this morning, and their stories had been publicized before. But Crooks explained that the allegations have a new meaning with the power of the [#MeToo movement,](http://time.com/5055359/the-choice-2017/) which has resulted in disclosures of sexual harassment allegations that have brought down powerful men like Matt Lauer and Harvey Weinstein. **Read More:** [_‘It Hurt.’ 3 Women Who Accused Trump of Sexual Harassment Want Their Stories Heard Anew_](http://time.com/5058369/donald-trump-megyn-kelly-accusers/?xid=homepage) Calling on Congress to put aside partisan affiliations, she urged the legislative chamber to investigate the President. “Women have found strength in one another and the courage to come forward, leaving many powerful men to suffer the consequences of their actions,” she said. “Trump however, has escaped this path unscathed, but over a dozen women have come forward about his sexual misconduct and we have video proof of him promoting such behavior. In an objective setting, without question, a person with this record would have entered the graveyard of political aspirations never to return. Yet, here we are with that man as President.” While the film from Brave New World detailed 16 allegations, 19 women in total [ have accused President Trump](https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/12/what-about-the-19-women-who-accused-trump/547724/) of sexual harassment_._ The White House has denied the allegations and claimed that the women who have come forward are lying. But on Sunday, United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley deviated from her colleagues in the administration and said that the accusers should be heard. Brave New Films is an organization which has produced films on topics including [the influence of the National Rifle Association](https://www.bravenewfilms.org/doctors%5Ffor%5Fgun%5Fsafety) and[ hedge fund managers](https://www.bravenewfilms.org/puertoricancrisis) who it said profited off Puerto Rico’s debt. “There was one man who wasn’t being held accountable who wasn’t being talked about who was not being called out and that was Donald Trump,” said Greenwald of his inclination to create the film detailing the allegations. “When the person accused is the President it is vitally important we don’t turn the other way.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5058518/donald-trump-sexual-harassment-allegations/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5058518/donald-trump-sexual-harassment-allegations/"},"headline":"3 Female Accusers Call for Congress to Investigate President Trump for Sexual Harassment","datePublished":"2017-12-11T16:52:36.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-12T23:41:36.000Z","description":"The women said they were inspired by the #MeToo movement","url":"https://time.com/5058518/donald-trump-sexual-harassment-allegations/","keywords":["Donald Trump","White House","sexual harassment","sexual misconduct","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6d1d726353ce3d0b/6988f49f8fd2ee183f359f8d/trumpaccusers_pressconference.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alana Abramson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6d1d726353ce3d0b/6988f49f8fd2ee183f359f8d/trumpaccusers_pressconference.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Women Accusing Trump Of Sexual Harassment Hold Press Conference In NYC","caption":"Women Accusing Trump Of Sexual Harassment Hold Press Conference In NYC","creditText":"Monica Schipper—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/donald-trump/","name":"Donald Trump"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5058518/donald-trump-sexual-harassment-allegations/","name":"3 Female Accusers Call for Congress to Investigate President Trump for Sexual Harassment"}}]}] ```