The Republican National Committee has contributed more than $170,000 to the Alabama Republican Party to support Senate candidate Roy Moore, who has been accused of sexual misconduct or assault by at least eight women.

The RNC had earlier withdrawn its support after the women came forward, including two who said Moore, 70, groped them when they were minors and he was a local prosecutor in his 30s.Moore has denied the accusations.

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, meanwhile, defended President Trump’s endorsement of the accused molester, saying that the president had “tremendous moral standards.”

Conway argued during an interview on CNN that while the president found the allegations against Moore “troubling,” he believed that it was more important to have a reliable GOP vote in the Senate to advance his agenda.

“The president himself came out and said he doesn’t want a liberal in the Senate. He wants a reliable vote for taxes, for life,” she said.

She also noted Moore’s denials.

“The president said you have to take that into account, too,” she said.