Sentences with phrase «who said the allegations»

He cited comments by Vice President Mike Pence and other U.S. officials who said the allegations were baseless.

The former senator appeared with his attorney, E. Stewart Jones, who said the allegations in the indictment are «eight years old to six - and - a-half years old... there's no factual truth to the allegations.»

Not exact matches

More than half of those surveyed say that Jones, a former federal prosecutor, has higher standards of personal moral conduct than Moore, who is facing multiple allegations that he made inappropriate sexual advances toward teenage girls while he was in his 30s.

CBS says it is looking into recent allegations made by actress Ariane Bellamar that actor Jeremy Piven, who stars in its new drama series Wisdom of the Crowd, sexually assaulted her on the set of the HBO series Entourage several years ago.

But the allegations have drawn swift condemnation from Republican Senators and party leadership, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who has said he believes the women and Moore should step aside.

Senator Susan Collins, a Maine Republican who isn't on the panel considering the nomination, said the allegations «raise questions about the White House vetting process,» and added that she had concerns about Jackson even before the new questions came to light.

Hotels» liability can depend on whether they're sufficiently aggressive in responding to allegations from employees and on the policies they have in place to prevent harassment in the first place, said civil rights attorney Debra Katz, a partner at Katz, Marshall & Banks who represents employees in harassment cases.

For example, former Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes — who was ousted from the network after being hit with multiple sexual - harassment allegations — is now said to be advising Trump on his media strategy.

Among the allegations, one chef who did not work with Batali said he offered her a job during a wine event.

O'Reilly has shrugged off the controversy and he dismissed the allegations against him in a statement that said his fame makes him «vulnerable to lawsuits from individuals who want me to pay them to avoid negative publicity.»

PARIS, April 24 - French billionaire Vincent Bollore, who stepped down days ago as chairman of media giant Vivendi, is being questioned by police as part of an investigation into allegations of corrupt business practices in Africa, his lawyer said.

The prime minister, who has long championed the careers of female lawmakers, said on Wednesday that action would be taken when there were allegations and evidence of sexual misconduct.

Harry Campbell, a part - time Uber and Lyft driver who blogs as The Rideshare Guy, says that he wasn't shocked when Fowler's allegations came out.

The White House has said the «allegation was asked and answered during the campaign,» and directed any further questions to Trump's lawyer Michael Cohen, who told The Journal that Trump «vehemently denies any such occurrence.»

«Requiring the banks to pay treble damages to every plaintiff who ended up on the wrong side of an independent Libor ‐ denominated derivative swap would, if appellants» allegations were proved at trial, not only bankrupt 16 of the world's most important financial institutions, but also vastly extend the potential scope of antitrust liability in myriad markets where derivative instruments have proliferated,» the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York said in the ruling.A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived private antitrust litigation accusing major banks of conspiring to manipulate the Libor benchmark interest rate, in a big setback for their defense against investors» claims of market - rigging.

Merrill said earlier in the day on CNN that the challenge would not affect anything, and even President Donald Trump, who had supported Moore through allegations of sexual misconduct with teenage girls when he was in his 30s, had earlier called on him to concede the race.

Her allegation was followed by accusations by other women who said Velasquez acted inappropriately toward them.

Mateen, who was suspended in the wake of the allegations, is no longer with IAC, said a source close to the company, who declined to be identified citing lack of authorization to speak publicly.

Bill Clinton denied Juanita Broaddrick's allegations through his personal lawyer, David A. Kendall, in 1999, who said, «Any allegation that the president assaulted Mrs. Broaddrick more than 20 years ago is absolutely false.

While liberals have expressed outrage at Ms. Clifford's allegations, many conservatives in this district west of Phoenix say that her statements have done little to change their view of the president, or of candidates like Ms. Lesko who support him.

The Associated Press recently reported multiple allegations of inappropriate behavior towards women while he was on the show, based on interviews with more than 20 former cast a crew members of The Apprentice who said Trump was often lewd and derogatory about women on set.

«These allegations, which have been filed by the same contingent of union organizers who have been so outspoken with media, are entirely without merit,» the spokesman said in a statement.

He joins a growing list of male investors and tech executives who recently lost their jobs or faced public shaming over sexual harassment scandals as more women come forward to report incidents — a trend experts say is reshaping how Silicon Valley deals with allegations of inappropriate behavior.

Of the people surveyed, 82.2 percent said they had heard about the allegations publicized by the Washington Post, including one woman who claims Moore had sexual contact with her when she was 14 and he was 32, but regardless, nearly three - fourths of Republicans don't want their candidate to drop out.

During a staff meeting, Kelly told those in attendance to say he took action to remove Porter within 40 minutes of learning that abuse allegations from two ex-wives were credible, according to the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because discussions in such meetings are supposed to be confidential.

Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, who has said Trump should resign over the abuse allegations against him, said through a spokesman that Trump «has shown through words and actions that he doesn't value women.»

Speaking during the debate, central bank governor Stournaras said secret witness testimonies implicating himself and his wife, who runs a communications and consultancy company specializing in the health sector, were lies, and called for the parliamentary investigative committee to be set up to look into all allegations.

He also cited a 2016 Gizmodo report about a former Facebook worker who said the company prevented conservative topics from appearing in the list of trending news topics (a Facebook executive said the company «found no evidence that the anonymous allegations» were true).

Republican and Democratic leaders of the Senate and House VA committees — who were briefed by Missal on Wednesday morning — said in a joint statement that they were «disappointed» by the findings and urged Shulkin to «actively address» all of the allegations.

Former Uber software engineer Susan Fowler, who made explosive allegations of sexism and harassment at the ride - hailing company in a post on her personal blog that led to an internal investigation, said her request to transfer to another team to avoid her harasser was rejected because of retention concerns.

Weinstein, a Jewish movie mogul who is currently being investigated by law enforcement authorities over allegations of sexual misconduct, is fighting with Dershowitz's help to obtain emails that Weinstein says would «exonerate» him, according to an article Friday in the Hollywood Reporter, which the magazine says are based on court documents.

Jurvetson, who has since gotten a separation and is now engaged to another woman, said in his statement that he was the subject of «vicious and wholly false allegations about sexual predation and workplace harassment.»

A Mexican resident who says he was sexually abused by a priest as a child is suing the Roman Catholic Cardinal of Los Angeles and Mexico's top - ranking Catholic cleric, alleging they aided and abetted the abuse by moving the priest between dioceses as allegations piled up against him.

This is what the doctor had to say about his allegations for filing a lawsuit: «I decided to file this lawsuit to seek justice not only for myself,» explained Dr. Briggs, «but for the hundreds of immigrant families who've suffered medical danger as a result of Catholic Charities» unconscionable record of neglect.

It also included an allegation of a prolonged consensual affair with a married woman who later said her claim about the affair was not true, the Tribune found.»

The former gymnast, who was a 15 - year - old homeschooler when she says Nassar started abusing her, became the first to publicly make allegations against the respected Michigan State University faculty member.

He said that by implicitly accepting a complainant's allegations as true without fully investigating, the Church risked a flood of allegations from «unscrupulous» complainants who viewed it as «a source of easy money».

It also included an allegation of a prolonged consensual affair with a married woman who later said her claim about the affair was not true, the newspaper found.»

The Chapter said it disbanded the team after the ringers refused to accept its decision not to reinstate one of its members, who had been suspended following a police investigation into allegations of sex offending against children, which did not lead to a prosecution.

Supporters of Andrew Brunson - who denies the charges against him - say the missionary has been targeted with false allegations specifically because of his Christian faith.

Sir Malcolm Rifkind who chairs the Intelligence and Security Committee has also suggested there was no evidence of British involvement in torture, saying: «You have got to be very clear what the allegations against the United Kingdom have been from some quarters.

«The report states that there remain in ministry archdiocesan priests who have credible allegations of abuse against them,» he said in a statement Thursday.

Rolando Balugani, historian and vice president of the Palatucci Association, asserted that the new allegations take «no account of the dozens of witness statements made by Jews who said they were saved by Palatucci.»

In a brief news conference at the prison where she's being held, Bibi said Saturday that the allegations against her are lies fabricated by a group of women who don't like her.

The The Dallas Morning News says the FBI began its investigation in October 2014, based on allegations that Novus was regularly recruiting patients «who did not qualify for services.»

Without going into specifics on a number of allegations that emerged with the U.S. cables, the Holy See Press Office said that the reports «reflect the perceptions and opinions of the people who wrote them and can not be considered as expressions of the Holy See itself.»

The Israelite foremen bitterly protest to Pharaoh, who repeats the brutal allegation, «You are idle, you are idle,» and in cruel sarcasm mimics Moses, or possibly Aaron: «Therefore you say, «Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD»» (vs. 17).

Pastor long I still believe is a man of God and who are we to say that he is guilty of these allegations.

«It's not because they're bad men or want kids to be harmed,» said Anderson, speculating about the motives of top officials at Penn State and the church who allegedly kept quiet about abuse allegations, «but because they want to preserve the reputation of the institutions.»

After the allegations surfaced in a Madison paper in July, several shoe store owners in the area said it was common knowledge that Schmitt, a basketball season - ticket holder who has contributed thousands of dollars to the school, gave athletes preferential treatment.