Lawyer Gloria Allred Wednesday declined to say whether one of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore's alleged victims appeared before him in a divorce proceeding in 1999 when he was a circuit court judge.
"She's never stated publicly … anything about the divorce," Allred, who represents Beverly Young Nelson, told Wolf Blitzer on CNN. "She's willing to answer all questions under oath.
"I think that's more than reasonable on her part," she said. "It's more than apparently Judge Moore is ready to do."
Moore's attorney, Philip Jauregui, on Wednesday challenged Nelson's claim that she had not seen Moore since he allegedly inappropriately touched her in a locked car when she was 16 and Moore was 32.
Jauregui said Moore signed the final decree in her 1999 divorce case.
He also demanded that Allred and Nelson make available the client's high school yearbook they said was signed by Moore for a handwriting analysis.
Allred on Tuesday wrote the Senate Judiciary Committee and the chamber's Ethics Committee requesting hearings on Nelson's allegations against Moore.
In her interview with Blitzer Wednesday, Allred repeatedly declined to say whether Nelson appeared before Moore in the divorce case.
That answer, along with the yearbook, would only be provided during a Senate hearing, she said.
"There's a lot that she didn't mention in her statement," Allred told Blitzer, referring to Nelson's initial disclosure on Monday.
"She's certainly willing to put it all out there and be cross-examined — and let's see Roy Moore being cross-examined."
"But Gloria," Blitzer interjected, "just acknowledge whether or not she knew that he was the divorce judge in that 1999 case. Did she appear before him?"
"All of these questions will be answered …"
"… Why can't you answer that now?" Blitzer asked. "It's a simple question."
"Because this is not a Senate hearing, last time I checked, and we're not going to put everything out there unless and until …"
"… But, Gloria, it's a simple question whether or not she knew he was the judge in that divorce proceeding," the CNN host said. "I assume you've discussed this with her."
"That was not discussed at the press conference, and she did not discuss it one way or another."
Regarding the yearbook, Allred told Blitzer: "In the event that either or both committees agree to conduct our requested hearing, then we would agree to have the original yearbook examined by an independent expert or experts."
"The time has come for Roy Moore to announce whether he's willing to be examined under oath concerning his conduct with regard to the five accusers before the Senate committees," she added.
"We're looking forward to the Senate's response and to his response to that question."
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