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

“I’m a victim of sexual assault,” President Trump’s adviser told CNN on Sunday.

Conway and anchor Jake Tapper were discussing the political edges of sexual assault allegations against Brett M. Kavanaugh in the wake of the Supreme Court nominee’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

A final vote on his nomination has been delayed to allow time for the FBI to investigate those allegations.

“I feel very empathetic, frankly, for victims of sexual assault, sexual harassment and rape,” Conway said during the interview on “State of the Union.”

Then she paused and made her personal revelation.

“This is the first time I’ve ever heard you talk about something personal like that, and I’m really sorry,” said Tapper, who, like Conway herself, appeared taken aback.

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