Hillary Clinton questioned about women who accused husband of sexual assault

By Ashe Schow, Ashe Schow

Published December 20, 2015

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Two weeks ago, Hillary Clinton tweeted that "every survivor of sexual assault deserves to be heard, believed and supported." Of course we had to assume that she wasn't referring to the many women who accused her husband Bill of violating them.

At a campaign event in New Hampshire on Thursday, a woman in the audience asked Hillary if believing all "survivors" meant believing Bill's accusers as well, including Juanita Broaddrick, Kathleen Willey and Paula Jones. Hillary's response: "I would say that everybody should be believed at first until they are disbelieved based on evidence."

This raises some interesting questions, namely about whether this means Hillary adheres to a "guilty until proven innocent" approach to sexual assault accusations. Hillary, a former lawyer, should know how much that sentiment flies in the face of our judicial system.