Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says that Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore of Alabama “should step aside” in light of allegations he had sexual contact with a 14-year-old girl decades ago.McConnell spoke to reporters Monday after visiting a plant in Kentucky. He says he believes the women who were quoted in a Washington Post story about Moore’s past relationships with them as young women.Previously McConnell had said Moore should step aside if the allegations were proven true.He says Republicans are looking at a write-in option in Alabama.
McConnell Says Alabama Senate Candidate Roy Moore 'Should Step Aside'
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