According to the AP, Speaker Paul Ryan is now calling on Roy Moore to step aside from his Senate run, arguing that the allegations are credible:
BREAKING: Speaker Paul Ryan: Alabama GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore `should step aside,' allegations against him `credible'
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 14, 2017
CNN correspondent reports the same:
.@SpeakerRyan on Roy Moore: “He should step aside. These allegations are credible.”
— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) November 14, 2017
More @SpeakerRyan on Roy Moore: "If he cares about the values that he claims to care about, then he should step aside." https://t.co/Y42GDipnhx
— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) November 14, 2017
The pressure continues to mount.
UPDATE: Here’s video:
.@SpeakerRyan: If Roy Moore "cares about the values of the people he claims to care about, then he should step aside." pic.twitter.com/ZbiMQDlACx
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) November 14, 2017