Former Staffer Sues Trump For Nonconsensual Kissing

The Washington Post reports:

A staffer on Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign says he kissed her without her consent at a small gathering of supporters before a Florida rally, an interaction that she alleges in a new lawsuit still causes her anguish.

In interviews with The Washington Post, and in the lawsuit, Alva Johnson said Trump grabbed her hand and leaned in to kiss her on the lips as he exited an RV outside the rally in Tampa on Aug. 24, 2016.

Johnson said she turned her head and the unwanted kiss landed on the side of her mouth, which she called “super-creepy and inappropriate.” “I immediately felt violated because I wasn’t expecting it or wanting it,” she said. “I can still see his lips coming straight for my face.”

Sarah Sanders has issued a statement calling Johnson an “absurd” liar. One of the people named in the suit as a witness, former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, denies having seen the kiss. There’s much more about the suit at the link.