Trump Campaign Responds to Daily Beast Report, Spokesman’s Rape Comments

Donald Trump‘s campaign has now responded to the Daily Beast report about Trump’s ex-wife’s past rape allegation and controversial remarks by Trump’s own special counsel.

The report brings up an allegation by Ivana Trump many years ago about her husband that he raped her (which she later walked back a bit in a statement), but what’s getting even more attention tonight is Trump spokesman Michael Cohen saying that legally speaking, “you can’t rape your spouse.”

ABC News producer John Santucci tweeted out a response from Trump’s campaign:

Response from Trump campaign / re: @thedailybeast piece tonight on rape comment – "it is old news and it never happened"

— John Santucci (@JTSantucci) July 28, 2015

.@realDonaldTrump campaign: “Nobody speaks for Mr. Trump, but Mr. Trump” distancing comments made by counsel "you cannot rape your spouse."

— John Santucci (@JTSantucci) July 28, 2015

He did note one small thing in a subsequent tweet:

@NoahCRothman and earlier this evening….

— John Santucci (@JTSantucci) July 28, 2015

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