Ronan Farrow, one of the main reporters on allegations of sexual assault against Harvey Weinstein, said Wednesday that Hillary Clinton’s aides tried to back out of a scheduled interview with him after they learned it was about the Hollywood mogul’s misdoings.
Farrow, who broke several stories about Weinstein last fall, said one of the biggest surprises covering the story, even a year after the 2016 presidential election had concluded, was people’s refusal to go on the record against Weinstein, who dozens of women have accused of rape, sexual assault, and sexual harassment.
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“Hillary Clinton had scheduled an interview while it was at the height of the Weinstein reporting and her folks got in touch and said, ‘We hear you’re working on a big story,'” Farrow told ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos. “[They] sounded very concerned and tried to cancel that interview.”
“Over the Weinstein stuff?” Stephanopoulos asked.
“Over the Weinstein stuff,” Farrow confirmed.
“Oh, I’m surprised at that,” added Stephanopoulos, who has donated $75,000 to the Clinton Foundation.
“It was surprising,” Farrow said.
The Clinton camp has not issued a statement following Farrow’s “Good Morning America” interview.
