Weeks out from the 2016 presidential election, the revelation of leaked audio of then-Republican nominee Donald Trump boasting that he could grope and kiss women without their consent caused a political crisis.
His communications aide and confidant Hope Hicks would later testify that she thought the release of the Access Hollywood tapes – exemplified by the repugnant “grab ’em by the pussy” line – would be “devastating” to the campaign.
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