Trump "was also battling his own personal history," Gates writes in his upcoming book. "While no one could attack him on policy issues, since he wasn't a politician and therefore had no record, his biggest vulnerability was on the personal front." ($) businessinsider.com/rick-gates-mom…
Gates: "And after he raised the "woman card" in late April, we started getting calls from reporters who were fielding reports of Trump's alleged history of harassment of women."
"We kept track of them and brought every allegation to Trump directly, and we hoped — as any campaign would — that none of the alleged claims or stories would rise to a level of seriousness that would derail the campaign....
...By the time the campaign ended, we would tally a total of 45 women in Trump's past who claimed he'd crossed a line. He denied all of their allegations, and we took him at his word."
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