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Saturday, 28 October 2017

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While news of the Trump-Russia investigation’s first indictments made the rounds on Friday, political journalist Mark Halperin issued a statement of apology to his many accusers on Twitter. The NBC News political analyst, who until recently frequently guested on MSNBC’s popular Morning Joe program, is accused of sexually harassing several women during his time at ABC News. While his initial accusers numbered five, CNN reports at least a dozen women have alleged Halperin said or did sexually inappropriate things during their time together.

“I am profoundly sorry for the pain and anguish I have caused by my past actions. I apologize sincerely to the women I mistreated,” Halperin wrote before briefly changing the subject. Despite noting the “inappropriate” behavior of men toward women in these general terms, he did return the focus to his own misdeeds. “Toward the end of my time at ABC News, I recognized that I had a problem. I acknowledge that, and I deeply regret it. As I said earlier this week, my behavior was wrong. It caused fear and anxiety for women who were only seeking to do their jobs.”

Weirdly enough, Halperin somewhat echoed viral comments of his about the many women who accused then-Republican nominee Donald Trump of sexual harassment or assault.

“No one had sued me, no one had filed a human resources complaint against me, no colleague had confronted me,” he wrote in his statement. (“There’s nothing illegal,” he said in May 2016. “There’s nothing even kind of like beyond boorish or politically incorrect.”) Despite the odd discrepancy, Halperin subsequently admitted he “didn’t need a call from HR to know that I was a selfish, immature person, who was behaving in a manner that had to stop.”

Read the full statement below: