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April 13, 2018JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. |  By: Coffey / AP

Missouri Gov. Greitens faces challenges similar to President Trump

Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens is using similar wording as President Donald Trump to denounce accusations of unwanted sexual aggression.

But reaction from his fellow Republicans indicates Greitens may have a more difficult time than Trump surviving politically.

Allegations about Trump's behavior were known before his election, but Greitens had cultivated a campaign persona of an all-American hero.

Greitens is a former Rhodes Scholar, Navy SEAL officer, author and motivational speaker who ran for office on a pledge to clean up corruption.

A report released by a legislative committee investigating Greitens detailed testimony from a woman who said Greitens slapped, grabbed, shoved and threatened her during unwanted sexual encounters. Representative Rusty Black, a Republican from Chillicothe, says no recommendations have been made because the investigation is still ongoing.

Black says he is still seeking information on the allegations in general, but that if this is all true, Greitens should resign.

Greitens denies any violence or criminal wrongdoing in what he insists was a consensual relationship with the woman before he became governor.