• Steve Wynn, RNC finance chairman, faces allegations of sexual misconduct
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[QUOTE]Not long after the billionaire casino mogul Steve Wynn opened his flagship Wynn Las Vegas in 2005, a manicurist who worked there arrived at the on-site salon visibly distressed following an appointment in Mr. Wynn’s office. Sobbing, she told a colleague Mr. Wynn had forced her to have sex, and she repeated that to others later. After she gave Mr. Wynn a manicure, she said, he pressured her to take her clothes off and told her to lie on the massage table he kept in his office suite, according to people she gave the account to. The manicurist said she told Mr. Wynn she didn’t want to have sex and was married, but he persisted in his demands that she do so, and ultimately she did disrobe and they had sex, the people remember her saying. After being told of the allegations, the woman’s supervisor said she filed a detailed report to the casino’s human-resources department recounting the episode. Mr. Wynn later paid the manicurist a $7.5 million settlement, according to people familiar with the matter. The incident was referenced, in broad terms, in a lawsuit in which Mr. Wynn’s ex-wife, Elaine Wynn, seeks to lift restrictions on the sale of her stock in Wynn Resorts Ltd. Attorneys for Mr. Wynn in a court filing admitted he made the personal payment; in a later hearing, his corporate attorney said there had been “allegations of assault.” Court records in the suit are heavily redacted. Specifics of the allegation and the size of the settlement haven’t been previously reported. Beyond this incident, dozens of people The Wall Street Journal interviewed who have worked at Mr. Wynn’s casinos told of behavior that cumulatively would amount to a decadeslong pattern of sexual misconduct by Mr. Wynn. Some described him pressuring employees to perform sex acts.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE] Republican leaders remained silent Friday about allegations of sexual misconduct against casino mogul Steve Wynn, who serves as finance chairman of the Republican National Committee and would not say whether he plans to relinquish his role. The accusations leveled against the businessman, a rival-turned-confidant of President Trump, gave Democrats an opening to revive attacks on the GOP. In recent months, Democrats and Republicans have called on the opposing party to return financial contributions or cut ties with prominent individuals accused of sexual misconduct. When allegations against entertainment executive Harvey Weinstein surfaced last fall, RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel and other GOP leaders quickly called on the Democratic National Committee, its House and Senate campaign arms and individual Democratic candidates and lawmakers to refund his thousands of dollars in donations. Last weekend, McDaniel and Wynn hosted a fundraiser for Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort to mark the first anniversary of his inauguration. Trump skipped the event, staying in Washington as a partial government shutdown unfolded. On Friday, the RNC did not respond to requests for comment about a report by the Wall Street Journal that included interviews with dozens of people who have worked at Wynn’s casinos or been told of his alleged behavior, including allegations that he pressured some employees to perform sex acts. With the report, a major business executive now faces the kind of allegations that have led to the downfall of celebrity chefs, movie moguls, pro football team owners and national television news anchors. At least eight members of Congress have resigned or announced plans to retire because of similar misconduct allegations. Wynn Resorts — the company that bears his name — saw its stock price drop 10 percent Friday in the wake of the Journal’s report. In a written statement, Wynn strongly denied the allegations, saying they stemmed from an ongoing divorce battle with his ex-wife. “The idea that I ever assaulted any woman is preposterous,” Wynn said. “We find ourselves in a world where people can make allegations, regardless of the truth, and a person is left with the choice of weathering insulting publicity or engaging in multiyear lawsuits. It is deplorable for anyone to find themselves in this situation.” Asked whether Wynn planned to step down from his RNC role, company spokesman Michael Weaver said, “Neither Mr. Wynn nor the company have any comment on that.” The DNC criticized McDaniel and the RNC for standing by Wynn, noting that when Weinstein was accused, she said candidates and political organizations “shouldn’t take money from somebody who treated women with the absolute highest level of disrespect.”[/QUOTE] [URL="https://www.wsj.com/articles/dozens-of-people-recount-pattern-of-sexual-misconduct-by-las-vegas-mogul-steve-wynn-1516985953"]WSJ[/URL] [URL="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/steve-wynn-rnc-finance-chairman-faces-allegations-of-sexual-misconduct/2018/01/26/d68bf80a-02cc-11e8-86b9-8908743c79dd_story.html?utm_term=.3630561bbc23"]WaPo[/URL]
[media]https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/957087835735183360[/media] I see Trump has already stated his opinion
we might as well just list every celebrity that hasnt been a sexual abuser. The list would be shorter -__- this is just ridiculous. People need to learn to keep their hands to themselves
So this is the part where Republicans and the RNC return all the money that he raised or donated, the same way they railed on the Democrats to do when Weinstein was accused?
[QUOTE=srobins;53087121]So this is the part where Republicans and the RNC return all the money that he raised or donated, the same way they railed on the Democrats to do when Weinstein was accused?[/QUOTE] Unless Republicans are serial abusers in which case it's not hypocrital
[QUOTE=srobins;53087121]So this is the part where Republicans and the RNC return all the money that he raised or donated, the same way they railed on the Democrats to do when Weinstein was accused?[/QUOTE] Lol like that will happen. Probably will just pull a Roy Moore and rally for him even harder than before.
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[QUOTE=Lambeth;53089400][media]https://twitter.com/FoxNews/status/957677863800659968[/media][/QUOTE] Alright fox, now show his contributions to Republicans
If the time code doesn't embed, 4:52 is the timecode you want. [video=youtube;w9rw9RiboCg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=292&v=w9rw9RiboCg[/video] RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel says the RNC will return the finances when Wynn is found guilty.
So yeah this isn't going away dude [url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/steve-wynn-set-up-llc-to-pay-his-accuser-1517858826]paid 7.5 million dollars as a settlement[/url] [url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/02/06/wynn-resorts-ceo-steve-wynn-steps-down-after-sexual-misconduct-allegations/?utm_term=.a15b24ae0e9a]He has also resigned from his company[/url]
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