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Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore is telling potential donors in a new fundraising pitch that "the forces of evil are on the march in our country."l contact with a woman when she was 14 and he was 32. His campaign has called the report fake news.In the fundraising plea, Moore says "the Obama-Clinton Machine's liberal media lapdogs just launched the most vicious and nasty round of attacks against me I've EVER faced."Moore says he refuses to repeat their lies, and he's counting on the help of "God-fearing conservatives like you to stand with me at this critical moment."__3:05 p.m.
National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Cory Gardner said GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore should be expelled from the upper chamber if he wins his race in December, Politico first reported Monday.
NRSC Chairman Cory Gardner (R-CO) said that Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore (R) is “unfit to serve,” and he should be expelled from the Senate if he wins next month’s election , following allegations that he initiated a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl when he was 32
© (REUTERS/Larry Downing) Rep. Cory Gardner reacts after picking number one in office lottery for new House members in Washington National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Cory Gardner said GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore should be expelled from the upper chamber if he wins his race in December, Politico first reported Monday.
Gardner’s comments come in the wake of a bombshell Washington Post report alleging Moore had inappropriate sexual contact with minors.
“I believe the individuals speaking out against Roy Moore spoke with courage and truth, proving he is unfit to serve in the United States Senate and he should not run for office,” he wrote in a statement. “If he refuses to withdraw and wins, the Senate should vote to expel him, because he does not meet the ethical and moral requirements of the United States Senate.”
Gardner’s remarks following the majority of Republicans in the upper chamber calling for Moore to remove himself from the race if the allegations are true.
Moore adamantly denies the allegation made the the Washington Post report.
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Senate GOP running out of options to stop Moore .
Senate Republicans are increasingly resigned to Roy Moore's candidacy.In the past week, they tried to pressure Moore to drop out by siding with the women who accused him of sexual misconduct. He refused.
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National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Cory Gardner said GOP Senate nominee Roy Moore should be expelled from the upper chamber if he wins his race in December, Politico first reported Monday.
Gardner Says Moore Should Be Expelled If Elected - Political Wire - politicalwire.comNRSC Chairman Cory Gardner (R-CO) said that Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore (R) is “unfit to serve,” and he should be expelled from the Senate if he wins next month’s election , following allegations that he initiated a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl when he was 32
Cory Gardner : Senate should expel Roy Moore if he's elected - www.washingtonexaminer.comNRSC chairman said the Senate should vote to expel Roy Moore "if he refuses to withdraw and wins" the Alabama Senate race next month. National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Cory Gardner , R-Colo., called for Judge Roy Moore to be expelled from the Senate if he is elected next
Top GOP Senator Says Senate Should Expel Roy Moore If He Wins - thefederalist.comCory Gardner (R-Colo.) said Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore should be expelled from office if elected . Gardner ’s statement comes directly after a fifth woman has publicly alleged that Moore sexually assaulted her.
GOP campaign chair says if elected , Moore should be expelled - www.onenewsnow.comGardner says if Moore refuses to withdraw from the Alabama race and wins, "the Senate should vote to expel him, because he does not meet the ethical and moral requirements of the United States Senate ."
The Latest: Senator says Moore should be expelled if elected - www.richmond.comGardner says if Moore refuses to withdraw from the Alabama race and wins, "the Senate should vote to expel him, because he does not meet the ethical and moral requirements of the United States Senate ."
The Latest: Senator says Moore should be expelled if elected - www.sfgate.comGardner says if Moore refuses to withdraw from the Alabama race and wins, "the Senate should vote to expel him, because he does not meet the ethical and moral requirements of the United States Senate ."
The Latest: Senator says Moore should be expelled if elected - www.timesunion.comGardner says if Moore refuses to withdraw from the Alabama race and wins, "the Senate should vote to expel him, because he does not meet the ethical and moral requirements of the United States Senate ."
Four senators have pulled their endorsements of Roy Moore - Axios - www.axios.comAnd he told Talking Points Memo's Cameron Joseph he would vote to expel Moore if elected . Sen. Cory Gardner is now the first to say he should be expelled from the Senate even if he wins next month. Why it matters: The choice to expel Moore by members of his own party would be a truly
Sen. Cory Gardner says Moore should be expelled if he wins - KRDO - www.krdo.com(CNN) - Sen. Cory Gardner , the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, said Monday that if Alabama Republican Senate nominee Roy Moore "refuses to withdraw and wins Later McConnell was asked as he left the US Senate floor, if Moore should be expelled if he is elected .
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