A number of prominent liberals and journalists have recently called for a reevaluation of the merit of the sexual assault allegations against former Democratic President Bill Clinton.
“I Believe Juanita,” wrote liberal New York Times journalist Michelle Goldberg, arguing that Juanita Broaddrick’s claim of having been raped by Bill Clinton in an Arkansas hotel room rang true after dozens of women leveled similar accusations at Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein.
Still, Goldberg argued she was justified in disbelieving the claims against Clinton during his presidency, arguing it was Republicans’ fault for pushing conspiracies that made her discount other, more credible claims.
The Atlantic‘s Caitlin Flanagan also called for a “reckoning” of Clinton. “Feminists saved the 42nd president of the United States in the 1990,” she wrote. “They were on the wrong side of history…”
As gross and cynical and hypocrtical as the right’s “what about Bill Clinton” stuff is, it’s also true that Democrats and the center left are overdue for a real reckoning with the allegations against him.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) November 10, 2017
Read this account, in light of all we’ve been hearing and reading this last month, and ask yourself if it’s credible. https://t.co/8jymWjFpiF
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) November 10, 2017
