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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]
“I have recently read some comments attributed to me from nearly 30 years ago at a time of very high tension,” the 66-year-old Czech-American told CNN in response to an article that said Ivana once accused Donald of raping her.

“The story is totally without merit,” she said in a statement on Tuesday.

“Donald and I are the best of friends and together have raised three children that we love and are very proud of. I have nothing but fondness for Donald and wish him the best of luck on his campaign. Incidentally, I think he would make an incredible president.”
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This is a classic non-denial denial. She read some "comments attributed to" her. Which comments? The Daily Beast article contained her original rape allegation and a second statement in which she softened her original statement. So, when she says the "story is totally without merit" what exactly does she mean? Does she mean the story is false? Does she mean that the comments attributed to her were false? If so, the initial allegation or the subsequent softened version? Or, to get technical, "merit" doesn't have much to do with being true or false. I am sure that the lawyer who drafted Ivana's statement is aware that "merit" is roughly a synonym of "to be worthy" not of " to be false". So, was Ivana simply saying the story was not worthy without saying anything about the veracity of her comments?
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Are there rape charges filed against Trump? There are against Clinton.[/quote]

Hillary Clinton has criminal tape charges filed against her? [/quote]

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