Trump press conference: President claims women were paid to accuse him of sexual misconduct in rambling briefing

Donald Trump has acknowledged that past accusations of sexual misconduct against him mean that he sees accusations against his Supreme Court nominee - Brett Kavanaugh - "differently" than others.

At a rare news conference at the United Nations building in New York, Mr Trump said "had a lot of false charges made against me".

The comments come day before Judge Kavanaugh is set to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee amid multiple accusations of sexual misconduct. Mr Kavanaugh denies all the allegations against him.

While Mr Trump pledged to listen to the testimony of Mr Kavanaugh's accuser and even said he was open to changing his mind about his nominee, he made clear that he was deeply sceptical of these types of accusations.

"It's happened to me many times," he said, claiming he had been accused - falsely - by "four or five women".

In fact, more than a dozen women came forward during the 2016 campaign, claiming they were assaulted, groped or kissed without consent by Mr Trump. He was also caught on tape in 2005 boasting of grabbing women by their genitals and kissing them without permission.

During the free-wheeling news conference, Mr Trump continued to lash out at Democrats and label the allegations against Mr Kavanaugh politically motivated.

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Press Association