Article snippet: Sexual harassment allegations against MORE were thrust back into the spotlight Monday after three of his accusers banded together for a media tour. Jessica Leeds, Samantha Holvey and Rachel Crooks recounted alleged harassment by Trump, stories they first shared during the 2016 presidential campaign, and demanded that Congress open an investigation. “I ask that Congress put aside their party affiliations and investigate Mr. Trump’s history of sexual misconduct,” Crooks said at a joint news conference. Hours later, the Democratic Women’s Working Group (DWWG) announced that 56 female lawmakers were officially requesting the House Oversight Committee probe the allegations against Trump. The White House vehemently reiterated its denials, accusing the women of having political motives and arguing the matter was settled during the election. “The president has denied any of these allegations,” said White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. “And again, the American people knew this and voted for the president and we feel like we are ready to move forward.” Sanders said there are eyewitness accounts that dispute the women’s claims, and after her daily briefing, the White House circulated two news clippings to back her up. In one story, a British man denied Leeds’s accusation that Trump groped and kissed her during a commercial flight in the 1980s. The October 2016 interview was arranged by the Trump campaign. In another story from 2016, the winner of the 2006 ... Link to the full article to read more