{"id":2146,"date":"2017-11-19T11:56:11","date_gmt":"2017-11-19T16:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/press.nbcnews.com\/?p=2146"},"modified":"2017-11-19T11:56:11","modified_gmt":"2017-11-19T16:56:11","slug":"mtp-budget-director-mulvaney-on-moores-accusers-i-believe-theyre-credible-i-dont-know-who-to-believe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2017\/11\/19\/mtp-budget-director-mulvaney-on-moores-accusers-i-believe-theyre-credible-i-dont-know-who-to-believe\/","title":{"rendered":"MTP: BUDGET DIRECTOR MULVANEY ON MOORE\u2019S ACCUSERS: \u2018I BELIEVE THEY\u2019RE CREDIBLE. I DON\u2019T KNOW WHO TO BELIEVE.\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

EXCLUSIVE: Comstock Calls for Moore to Step Aside: \u201cFor That Matter, Al Franken Can Go Hit the Door With Him\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

EXCLUSIVE: Dingell, When Asked About Gillibrand\u2019s Clinton Comments, Says \u201cWe\u2019ve Got to Focus On What The Future Is\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

EXCLUSIVE: Blunt on Moore: \u201cThe Women\u2019s Story Is More Credible Than His Response\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

PLUS: Blunt Says Tax Reform Will Pass the Senate, and \u201cIt Depends On Where The Votes Are\u201d If It\u2019s With Or Without Obamacare Repeal<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

NOVEMBER 19, 2017 \u2013 White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney<\/strong> told \u201cMeet the Press\u201d guest moderator Andrea Mitchell<\/strong> that Alabama Senate Republican candidate Roy Moore\u2019s accusers are \u201ccredible.\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t know who to believe,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The budget chief also addressed the tax reform plan that passed the House this week and is now in debate in the Senate; when asked if President Trump would benefit from the tax cuts, Mulvaney replied: \u201cI can’t speak to the president\u2019s taxes. I think that was sort of litigated by the American public during the election. I will say this, listen, the president’s going to pay much higher taxes on a lot of his properties, excuse me, because he has properties in high tax states.\u201d Watch the full interview.<\/a><\/p>\n

Reps. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) and Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.)<\/strong> joined the broadcast in an exclusive joint interview to discuss sexual harassment on Capitol Hill and in politics. Comstock, who was the first woman in the House to call for Moore to step aside, told Mitchell that she still hopes \u201che will do that and do the right thing \u2026 For that matter, Al Franken can go hit the door with him.\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked by Mitchell if Sen. Gillibrand was wrong when she said that Clinton should have resigned during the Lewinsky scandal, Dingell replied, \u201cI have a thousand thoughts on all this\u2026 we’ve got to focus on what the future is. Doing \u201cgot you\u201d questions to people like us isn’t going to solve the problem. And we’ve got to start moving forward.\u201d Watch the full interview.<\/a><\/p>\n

On Moore, Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.)<\/strong> exclusively said: \u201cThe women’s story was more credible than his response, that Alabama voters deserved a better choice. But they’re going to have to make that decision. They know Roy Moore a whole lot better than I do. I’ve met him once.\u201d And in terms of President Trump\u2019s accusers, the senator said, \u201cWhatever they had to say, people heard that. And they elected President Trump the president of the United States. So at some point I think you have to let the voters have a say here.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also told Mitchell the tax reform bill will pass the Senate, and whether it\u2019s with or without the repeal of the Obamacare individual mandate, \u201cit depends on where the votes are.\u201d Watch the full interview.<\/a><\/p>\n

The Washington Post\u2019s Bob Costa<\/strong>, National Review\u2019s Rich Lowry<\/strong>, MSNBC\u2019s Joy Reid<\/strong> and The Cook Political Report\u2019s Amy Walter<\/strong> joined the program\u2019s roundtable for insight and analysis this morning, including a discussion on this defining moment in our culture on sexual harassment.<\/a><\/p>\n

Read the full transcript of this morning\u2019s \u201cMeet the Press\u201d on <\/strong>MeetThePress.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

For more from moderator Chuck Todd throughout the week, sign up for the \u201cFirst Read\u201d newsletter,<\/a> and subscribe to the \u201c1947: The Meet The Press Podcast\u201d<\/a> for on-demand interviews.<\/p>\n

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