Walker acknowledges sending $700 check to woman who alleges he paid for abortion but denies it was for that purpose - CNN

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Republican Georgia Senate nominee Herschel Walker acknowledged successful a caller interrogation that helium sent a $700 cheque to a pistillate who alleges the wealth was provided to reimburse her for an abortion, though Walker denies the cheque was for that purpose.

In an interrogation with NBC News that aired Monday morning, Walker was presented with a transcript of the check, on with a receipt from the aesculapian halfway successful Georgia wherever the pistillate had the procedure.

“It doesn’t substance whether it’s my signature oregon not,” Walker said, earlier examining the papers with speechmaking glasses connected and concluding, “Yes, that’s my check.”

When archetypal shown the check, Walker said it wasn’t applicable and suggested that, due to the fact that helium and the pistillate had a kid together, the wealth wasn’t needfully meant for what she is alleging.

“This is inactive a lie, due to the fact that she’s the parent of my child,” Walker said. “I person nary thought what that could beryllium for.”

The parent of 1 of Walker’s children came guardant initially to The Daily Beast and aboriginal to different outlets alleging that Walker paid for her termination successful 2009 and urged her to person a 2nd one, which she declined. Walker has vehemently denied the allegations from the woman, who has remained anonymous. CNN has not independently confirmed the woman’s allegations.

Walker’s bid to unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock is 1 of the closest and astir captious Senate races successful the country, arsenic Republicans question to triumph backmost power of the body, which is presently divided 50-50 with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the deciding vote. The Georgia run has been dominated for 2 weeks by allegations that Walker paid for a woman’s termination and encouraged her to person different one.

Early voting begins connected Monday successful Georgia.

A survey released by Quinnipiac University earlier this month, and conducted aft the allegations emerged, recovered Warnock with 52% enactment among apt voters to 45% for Walker, astir the aforesaid arsenic successful a canvass from mid-September.

Walker besides told NBC News that erstwhile President Donald Trump called him aft the candidate’s statement with Warnock. Asked whether Trump would travel to Georgia to run with him up of the November election, Walker demurred.

“Oh, if I needed him, he’ll come,” Walker said.