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Sen Heidi Heitkamp Identified Sexual Assault Victims Without Permission

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North Dakota Democrat Senator Heidi Heitkamp released the names of sexual assault victims in a campaign print ad without getting permission from the women.

In some cases, the women identified in the ad that appeared as an open letter were not victims of sexual assault or did not give authorization for their names to be made public.

Heitkamp apologized in a statement:

FARGO, N.D. – U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp issued the following statement regarding the campaign’s recent newspaper ad:

“Sexual assault is a serious crime – and one that too many North Dakota women have experienced. In an attempt to bring awareness to this issue and push back against dismissive comments toward sexual assault survivors by Kevin Cramer, our campaign worked with victim advocates to identify women who would be willing to sign the letter or share their story. We recently discovered that several of the women’s names who were provided to us did not authorize their names to be shared or were not survivors of abuse. I deeply regret this mistake and we are in the process of issuing a retraction, personally apologizing to each of the people impacted by this and taking the necessary steps to ensure this never happens again.”

NBC News reports:

The letter, published in a North Dakota paper, was created in response to Cramer’s recent comments that the #MeToo movement — which has helped to publicize and protest sexual assault and harassment against women — is a movement toward “victimization.”

But some women who were listed as having signed the letter did not give permission for their names to be revealed, or were not survivors, her campaign acknowledged in a statement Tuesday morning.

Heitkamp is trailing her Republican political opponent, Kevin Cramer, in polls and the ad was meant to capitalize on the #MeToo movement.

The state Republican Party is trying to leverage the mistake by Heitkamp.

The Hill reports:

The North Dakota Republican Party slammed Heitkamp for the mistake.

“This is another example of Heidi Heitkamp exploiting whoever she can for political gain,” the party’s Communications Director Jake Wilkins told The Hill Tuesday.

“With a campaign built on lies, misinformation, and manufactured controversy, it’s no wonder Heitkamp is the most vulnerable Senator in the country.”

In addition, Heitkamp is attacking Cramer over his remarks about her record in the Senate:

Heitkamp also voted against the confirmation for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

CBS’ 60 Minutes reports:

This week on 60 Minutes, Heitkamp explains her decision in an interview with Scott Pelley. In a clip from the interview, posted in the video player above, she tells Pelley that she was troubled by Kavanaugh’s demeanor in his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee last month.

Watch the 60 Minutes interview here.

Tom Borelli

Dr. Tom Borelli is a Newsmax TV contributor and radio commentator addressing political issues from a conservative grassroots perspective. As a columnist, he has written for The Washington Times and authored articles for Newsmax Magazine, Newsmax Insider and previously was a co-host with his wife Deneen Borelli on the SiriusXM Patriot channel. Dr. Borelli appeared on numerous television programs, including the highly ranked Fox News Channel’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” “Hannity,” “The Kelly File," and "America’s News Headquarters." He has also appeared on Fox Business Network’s “Making Money with Charles Payne” and “After the Bell” as well as TheBlaze TV’s "The Glenn Beck Program" and "Dana!" Prior to working for public policy organizations, Dr. Borelli was a managing partner with the investment advisory firm of Action Fund Management, LLC and a portfolio manager for the Free Enterprise Action Fund (FEAF) where he used shareholder activism to challenge corporations that sought to profit from the growth of government. During his 25 years with the Altria Group, Inc., he built a foundation in public policy and issues management, drawing from diverse experiences ranging from basic research to corporate affairs. Dr. Borelli served as science fellow for the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Science, Space, and Technology during the 100th Congress. Dr. Borelli has also published scientific papers on interferon and human leukemia.

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