allegations. this is a woman who was assigned to protect the governor. she alleges that he touched her inappropriately on several occasions, including opening his hand and running it from her belly button to where she held her gun. now, in his apology statement he opt opted to address some of the specific allegations. again, it is not in a criminal court but in the court of public opinion. it is not clear going line by line, especially after the women were found credible, their story is corroborated, if that's the best defense. >> thank you so much. joining us now let's bring in jennifer rogers who is cnn legal analyst and former federal prosecutor. also with us, cnn chief correspondent dana bash. da dana let me start with you and pick up where paula left off. it is she said times 11, 179 witnesses including a trooper. the governor has tried to dismiss this as all politically motivated. it is hard to maintain that defense when you see the breadth