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# Missouri Governor Calls Allegations Of Sexual Abuse 'Political Witchhunt'

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## Video: Missouri Governor Calls Allegations Of Sexual Abuse 'Political Witchhunt'

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_Published 2018-04-12. Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens initiated a physically aggressive unwanted sexual encounter with his hairdresser and threatened to distribute a partially nude photo of her if she spoke about it, according to testimony from the woman._


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## Transcript

This was a private mistake that has nothing to do with government, and shouldn't be about politics But, people are turning that personal mistake into a political spectacle, and telling new lies about it. Let's call this what it is, a political witch hunt now based on the testimony of someone who said under oath That they may be remembering this through a dream. But know this, they don't scare us. We're not scared by their lies. And we are not afraid of their falsehoods. This is exactly like what's happening with the witchhunts in Washington DC. Smearing, lying, and attacking people who wanna change how things are done is wrong in Washington, and it's wrong in Missouri.

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