Cherry picking which victims get justice is unacceptable by literally anyone’s standards. But that’s exactly what Republicans are doing.

With Congressman John Conyers John James ConyersBiden's immigration plan has serious problems Tlaib wins Michigan Democratic primary Tlaib holds lead in early vote count against primary challenger MORE (D-Mich.) on the verge of being forced to resign from Congress by his own party leaders after multiple credible sexual harassment and sexual assault accusations, and now pressure growing for Senator Al Franken Alan (Al) Stuart FrankenGOP Senate candidate says Trump, Republicans will surprise in Minnesota Peterson faces fight of his career in deep-red Minnesota district Getting tight — the psychology of cancel culture MORE (D-Minn.) to resign as additional accusers come forward in a slow, heavy drip, drip, drip, Republicans seem gleeful, while allowing their own worst offenders to skate.

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NEW: Top House Republican: Congress must have "zero tolerance" for sexual harassment https://t.co/WMTbAIoIsa pic.twitter.com/6m2Ju251YA — The Hill (@thehill) December 2, 2017

It’s obvious to women everywhere that sexual harassment and sexual assault has no political party. But with each passing day, we are understanding that tolerance and acceptance of women and girls being sexually molested, harassed and assaulted is, in fact, a partisan matter as Republicans effectively give Trump and Moore a pass, while demanding the Democrats be held to account for doing the same or far less.

Ignoring the 20 women publicly accusing Trump of gruesome behavior, sexual harassment or sexual assault and ignoring his own words should not be an option the GOP considers. Here’s a sampling:

“Anderson alleges Trump put his hand up her skirt and touched her genitals through her underwear.” “Boyne alleges Trump insisted the female models walk across the table and that he looked up their skirts, commenting on whether they were wearing underwear and their genitalia.” “A former business partner, Harth alleges Trump forcibly kissed her on the lips and groped her breasts and grabbed her genitals, in what she referred to in a 1997 lawsuit as ‘attempted rape.’ On a previous occasion, she alleges, he groped her under the table during dinner with colleagues at the Plaza Hotel.” “The former Miss Vermont Teen USA and other unnamed accusers allege Trump walked into the dressing room unannounced while teen beauty queens aged 15 to 19 were naked.”

This is not ok. This will be less ok as the days, weeks and months wear on. And as for years? Well, history will not look kindly upon Republican leaders and core voters for allowing women and girls to be thrown under the bus just to protect a couple of sexual abusers in their ranks.

Army veteran becomes fifth woman to accuse Al Franken of sexual misconduct https://t.co/LHT2c080MJ pic.twitter.com/jqqud2pDIJ — The Hill (@thehill) November 30, 2017

Even if the GOP abandons Trump as Mueller takes big chunks out of his hide (once they get their tax bill and don’t need him and his “troubles” in the White House anymore), abandoning women and girls at a time when other men who’ve sexually harassed and assaulted women are being taken down in politics, media and business, may well be their downfall in the mid-terms. And it should be.

The message to conservative women who work for or with conservative men is that they should remain silent if they are sexually harassed or assaulted because their own party leaders will not support them, they will be attacked and labeled “liars” by unscrupulous right wing media, and their lives and livelihoods will be ruined.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiTrump puts Supreme Court fight at center of Ohio rally CDC causes new storm by pulling coronavirus guidance Overnight Health Care: CDC pulls revised guidance on coronavirus | Government watchdog finds supply shortages are harming US response | As virus pummels US, Europe sees its own spike MORE (D-Calif.) seemed to be late to the table in terms of understanding there needs to be a zero tolerance policy. She tap-danced around the Conyer question in a recent television interview, but the immediate resulting backlash straightened her spine and she reversed her position. Her brief wavering, however, places her future as her party’s congressional leader in jeopardy.

The GOP needs to similarly address Trump’s sexual harassment, fully denounce Roy Moore, and should he be elected to the United States Senate, take proper action against him.

The Republican Party has long struggled with women voters, and lost suburban women in last month’s elections. If doing the right thing does not come “naturally” then perhaps a mercenary, purely political impetus will be in play. If that’s the best we can hope for, we’ll take it.

Cheri Jacobus is a former congressional staffer, RNC spokesperson and political consultant. Follow her on Twitter @CheriJacobus.