ANALYSIS — Donald Trump on Friday left a Manhattan courtroom and aired a laundry list of grievances about a range of topics, including being found guilty of sexual assault and his presidential rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, just days before their high-stakes debate.
Remarkably, in the midst of a neck-and-neck presidential race, the Republican nominee — unprompted by reporters from whom he took no questions during an hourlong appearance in New York City — brought up allegations of rape and assault by three women and insulted each of them. Women voters will be key in November, analysts say, especially in battleground states.
The former president referred to the women, who have accused him of physically assaulting them in a retail store, on an airplane and at his Florida resort, denying each accusation, calling them fabricated “stories” and saying he didn’t know the women.
