in response to the new evidence debbie wesson-gibson has shared of that relationship she alleges she had with roy moore, we obtained this statement, quote, the washington post is reaching. roy moore also said he knew debbie wesson and her family but did not recall any formal dates. furthermore when he stated he did not know any women he was referring to those who accused him of sexual assault. debbie wesson-gibson says that moore pursued her as a teenager. there are four other women who says that moore abused or assaulted them sexually. we are one week away from that special election in alabama. let s bring back david gregory and our reporter at large, chris cillizza with the point. that s the last thing i read last night, chris, before i went to bed. oh, good. and your point was so on, i wrote it down. let s have you go through it. when you see the president come
tonight, quote, the washington post is reaching. roy moore already said he knew debbie wesson and her family but did not recall any further dates. further more, when he stated he did not know any of the women, he was referring to those accusing him of sexual assault. he has steadily denied all the accusations against him. meanwhile, just moments ago, the republican national committee said it will follow the president s lead and reengage in the race. the rnc will now transfer money to the alabama republican party. this comes after the president gave his full support to the candidate this morning. the president s reason he explained it in this tweet, writing, quote, democrats refusal to give even one vote for massive tax cuts is why we need republican roy moore to win in alabama. we need his vote on stopping crime, illegal immigration, military, judges, second amendment and more. no to jones, a pelosi/schumer puppet. an endorsement from the president even after ivanka trump told the as
i know that you ll be a success in anything you do, roy. and we kissed with my consent. and i m very sad that he s decided to say he doesn t know me. this was the first thing that i ve seen that i know personally for a fact to be a lie from his mouth. roy moore s campaign is denouncing this new report. a spokeswoman for him told cnn tonight, quote, the washington post is reaching. roy moore already said he knew debbie wesson and her family, but did not recall any formal dates. furthermore, when he stated that he did not know any of the women, he was referring to those who accused him of sexual assault. moore has steadily denied all the allegations, all the accusations against him. meanwhile, just moments ago, the republican national committee said it will follow the president s lead and reengage in the race. this means the rnc will now transfer money to the alabama republican party. this comes after the president gave his full support to the candidate this morning. the president s
card from roy moore. i wanted to give you this card myself. i know you ll be a success in anything you do, roy. he did not perpetrate sexual misconduct towards me nor have i claimed that, but i now know for sure that he is liar. the campaign responded by saying, quote, roy moore already said he knew debbie wesson and her family but did not recall any formal dates. further more when he said he didn t know any of the women, he was referring to those who accused him of sexual assault. joining us now republican strategist and msnbc political analyst. all right, rick. let s take a look at what some of the accusers have said and how republicans republicans including mitch mcconnell, not a guy to go out on a limb, have supported them. listen to this. he touched me over my clothing, what was left of it. and he tried to get me to touch him as well. he just grabbed my behind. i mean, forcefully grabbed it.
alabama television. this is a campaign rally he s having. it s not stated it s for roy moore, you can bet it will be mentioned at the meeting and alabamaians will be at. gary, obviously roy moore continues to push back against the allegations concerning his behavior against teenage girls last night he said i want to play something for our viewers that he said last night regarding his accusers. let me state once again, i do not know any of these women, did not date any of these women. he said he didn t know any of the women. listen to what he said two weeks ago when he was on sean hannity s radio show. he had this to say about two of them. i do recognize the names of two of these young ladies. debbie wesson and gloria thacker, which they have that s their maiden name. i remember her as a good girl. i seem to remember her as a good girl. i know you ve been talking to his supporters. some of his supporters about the contradiction. what did they think about it?