During the Wednesday hearing of French Minister of Justice Gérald Darmanin before a special commission discussing a proposed comprehensive law to combat sexual and gender-based violence against women and children, deputy Clémentine Autain (Ecologiste et social) raised allegations of rape against the minister. "I will start with the elephant in the room," she said, addressing Darmanin. "Having you in front of us to discuss the so-called comprehensive law against sexual and gender-based violence puts us in a situation of deep unease," she began, only to be interrupted by the commission's president, Christopher Weissberg (Ensemble pour la République). Resuming the discussion, Clémentine Autain questioned Darmanin about his political credibility, pointing out that only 10% of rape and sexual assault complaints in France result in convictions. "While impunity is massive in France, are you really innocent or have you benefited from the dominant impunity?" she asked, suggesting that his position as a minister might be questionable given the legal system's failures. Darmanin responded a few minutes later, calling the deputy's question "completely legitimate." He noted that after seven years of legal proceedings, including two non-prosecutions and two decisions from the court of cassation, the justice system had rendered a definitive ruling. He offered to send Autain the detailed reasoning behind these decisions. "I have never been placed under investigation, I have never been placed under judicial custody, I have never had any judicial control," Darmanin added. He concluded by saying that while people have the right to dislike or oppose him, political legitimacy, in his view, is determined by voters and judicial decisions, both of which have been favorable to him.