This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Thursday, February 7th. I'm Kate Trinko.

And I'm Daniel Davis. Well, another week, another powerful man accused of sexual assault.

Virginia's lieutenant governor is on the defensive from an accuser.

But some have noticed that Democrats aren't responding quite as decisively as they did with Brett Kavanaugh.

Heritage Legal Analyst Amy Swarer will join us to discuss the discrepancies and

what the proper response needs to be. Plus our editor-in-chief Rob Bluey sits down with

top House Conservatives to discuss immigration, the wall, and more. But first we'll

cover a few of the top headlines.

So the Democratic Attorney General of Virginia, Mark Herring, admitted Wednesday he had worn blackface in 1980.

Quote, in 1980, when I was a 19-year-old undergraduate in college,

some friends suggested we attend a party dressed like wra rappers we listened to at the time,

let Curtis Blow and perform a song.

It sounds ridiculous even now writing it.

But because of our ignorance and glib attitudes, and because we did not have an appreciation for the experience and perspective of others.

We dressed up and put on wigs and brown makeup.

He added, it was really a minimization of both people of color and a

minimization of a horrific history I knew well even then. Herrings revelation comes just

days after it was discovered that Governor Ralph Northam, also a Democrat,

admitted he had worn blackface after his medical school yearbook surfaced.

Meanwhile, Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax of Virginia

is facing an allegation of sexual assault which he denies. But the bottom line

is currently all three of the top lawmakers in Virginia, all of whom are Democrats,

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