Who Is Juanita Broaddrick? What She Said About Bill Clinton

Early Sunday morning, Donald Trump — his campaign reeling after a tape emerged of him talking vulgarly about women, even suggesting a famous person could get away with sexually assaulting them simply because they were famous— took to Twitter to highlight rape allegations against former President Bill Clinton, the husband of his opponent.

So, who is Juanita Broaddrick? What did she say about Bill Clinton? Why is Donald Trump bringing her up?

WHO IS JUANITA BROADDRICK?

Juanita Broaddrick was a 35-year-old nursing home administrator in Arkansas who was volunteering for Clinton's campaign for governor in 1978. He was the state attorney general at the time.

WHAT DOES SHE ACCUSE HIM OF?

Rape. Broaddrick claims that they met at a hotel in Little Rock. She says they were originally going to have coffee in the lobby but he came to her room. She has said that he kissed her, biting her lip and that, while she tried to resist, he threw her to the bed and raped her.

DID SHE ONCE DENY THIS HAPPENED?

Yes. She did not report anything to police. She has also denied that anything ever happened. In January 1998 affidavit given to lawyers for Paula Jones who was suing Clinton, Broaddrick — identified as "Jane Doe 5" — denied anything had ever happened.

"During the 1992 Presidential campaign there were unfounded rumors and stories circulated that Mr. Clinton had made unwelcome sexual advances toward me in the late seventies," she said. "Newspaper and tabloid reporters hounded me and my family, seeking corroboration of these tales. I repeatedly denied the allegations and requested that my family's privacy be respected.

"These allegations are untrue and I had hoped that they would no longer haunt me, or cause further disruption to my family."

SO, AT SOME POINT SHE CHANGED HER STORY?

Yes. After giving her denial to Jones' legal team, Broaddrick heard from FBI agents working for Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr. Broaddrick received immunity from Starr, walked back her denial and said she had been raped. And then she started giving interviews in 1999 to media outlets including NBC's "Dateline" and The Washington Post.

WHAT HAS BILL CLINTON SAID?

He has always denied anything happened — and he has never been charged with anything relating to Broaddrick. His lawyer, David Kendall, told reporters in 1999: "Any allegation that the President assaulted Mrs. Broaddrick more than 20 years ago is absolutely false."

WHY IS DONALD TRUMP BRINGING IT UP?

One of Broaddrick's allegations has been that Hillary Clinton threatened her, implied that she better stay quiet.

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