Kellyanne Conway on CNN: "I am a victim of sexual assault," she tells Jake Tapper

Kellyanne Conway cleared her throat for what she was about to say.

"I am a victim of sexual abuse," President Trump's advisor told CNN on Sunday.

Conway and anchor Jake Tapper discussed the political limits of allegations of sexual assault on Brett M. Kavanaugh following the hearing of the Supreme Court's Senate Judiciary Committee.

A final vote on his appointment was delayed in order to allow the FBI time to investigate these allegations.

"Frankly, I am very sensitive to victims of sexual assault, sexual harassment and rape," Conway said in the interview on "The State of the Union."

But she also suggested that the Conservatives have become targets for political settling. Authors must bear the brunt of their actions, she said.

"I do not expect Judge Kavanaugh or Jake Tapper or [Arizona Republican Senator] Jeff Flake or whoever will be held responsible, "she said, seeming to speak from her own experience. "You must be responsible for your own conduct."

Conway did not seem prepared for personal revelation. Tapper no more.

"This is the first time I hear you talking about something personal like this, and I'm really sorry," he said.

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Conway responded, "I just have it," she said, referring to what she described as politically motivated charges.

She did not immediately return a request for comment.

Trump has made CNN perhaps the most frequent target of allegations of bias in the media and alleged "false news".

Tapper explained that his boss, Trump, has been the subject of numerous allegations of sexual assault and said that these women had lied about them.

"Do not confuse that with that, and certainly do not confuse that with what happened to me," she said.

Conway said these women should be heard through the criminal justice system, but not through partisan ways.

"We treat people differently, whether it's the victims or the perpetrators of these acts based on their current policy or by their gender now. It's a huge mistake, "she said.

Conway turned briefly to the camera. "America is a huge mistake."

Previously, she had defended Christine Blasey Ford, who said Thursday that Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her in the early 1980s, while they were both high school students.

Ford "should not be insulted, and it should not be ignored," Conway told Fox News, after Trump's son, Donald Trump, Jr. appeared to make fun of Ford on social media.

Conway said Ford "should be heard," but she added, "should, too," referring to Kavanaugh.

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