A Republican congressman plans to introduce legislation
on Friday to strip Bill Cosby of his Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The bill from Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar would establish a
formal process for revoking the nation's highest civilian honor. Cosby, who has
been accused of sexual assault or rape by more than 50 women, was awarded the
Medal of Freedom in 2002 by President George W. Bush.
Gosar said while the once-beloved entertainer should be
presumed innocent until proven guilty, Cosby already admitted in a 2005 sworn
deposition that he obtained Quaaludes, a prescription sedative drug, to give to
women he wanted to have sex with. Cosby was also charged last week with sexual
assault in Pennsylvania.
"As a standing person with the Presidential Medal of
[Freedom], you can't have that. You just can't have that," Gosar said
Wednesday. "That award should be so encompassing for the whole aspect of
your life, and there's no room to have a bad apple."
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