Sen. Rand Paul on Domestic Violence: ‘These Things Are Very, Very Complicated’
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Appearing on CBS’s Face the Nation this morning, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was pressed on the issue that has dominated the White House in recent days — the scandal surrounding the allegations of domestic abuse made against ex-staffer Rob Porter.
Asked by guest host Major Garrett if he thought President Donald Trump was well served by Chief of Staff John Kelly in the past week regarding this situation, Paul noted that he didn’t know the ins and outs but added that “domestic violence should be roundly condemned.”
“But setting aside the ins and outs. The president said on Twitter due process, lives are being ruined — tThe vice president said no tolerance,” Garrett stated. “Can you reconcile those two? And if somebody in Kentucky asked you, “Senator, what’s their position on this?” Could you explain it to them?”
Paul then gave what could only be described as a long-winded and fairly convoluted response:
“You know it’s difficult for me to get involved and theirs other than to say absolutely no place for domestic violence in our world and then beyond that I will say that there is complicated things. And somebody has to — I mean if you’ve ever been to family court with he said she said — and I’m not saying that I’m denying what these women are saying. I’m just saying that these things are very, very complicated. You go to family court and you’re a family court judge you talk about a very, very difficult job. But that being said I don’t want to think — I don’t want anybody to believe I’m making excuses. There is no excuse for domestic violence.”
That’s one way to put it, I suppose.
Watch the clip above, via CBS News.
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