Republicans make political sport of Amy Acton’s account of childhood rape | CNN Politics

An attack ad featuring Democratic Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton’s estranged mother—and Trump’s praise for her—turns Acton’s account of childhood rape into campaign ammunition. Police and court records from the time show charges against Acton’s stepfather, who was accused of raping her at age 12 and later became a fugitive. That raises questions about why Acton’s opponent, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy, used the estranged mother in the ad. Jake Tapper recounts the documents and analyzes why Trump, Ramaswamy and some other Republicans are standing against childhood sex victims and law enforcement and effectively with the predators.