In case you’re not keeping up with the Steve Wynn story, here’s the next chapter, from CNN:
Steve Wynn has resigned from his position as finance chairman for the Republican National Committee amid controversy over sexual misconduct allegations. …
In a statement announcing his resignation, Wynn called the controversy a “distraction.”
“Effective today I am resigning as Finance Chairman of the RNC,” Wynn said in the statement Saturday. “The unbelievable success we have achieved must continue. The work we are doing to make America a better place is too important to be impaired by this distraction. I thank the President for the opportunity to serve and wish him continued success.”
“The idea that I ever assaulted any woman is preposterous,” he said in a statement that the company previously sent to CNN. “We find ourselves in a world where people can make allegations, regardless of the truth, and a person is left with the choice of weathering insulting publicity or engaging in multi-year lawsuits. It is deplorable for anyone to find themselves in this situation.”
And I honor the presumption of innocence inherent in our system of government. However, given that he has resigned rather than defend his integrity does bring a certain concern to the matter in my mind, and when I read “… he was personally tapped by Trump to serve as the finance chair …”, as if this was an honor, well, hmmmm. I still presume his innocence, but the presumption leaves me uncomfortable without a doubt.
