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A Running List Of The Women Who’ve Accused Donald Trump Of Sexual Assault
All their stories in one place.
On October 8, The Washington Post published footage from 2005 of serial misogynist Donald Trump bragging that as a famous man, he can get away with anything. Like kissing women without waiting for permission. And grabbing women by the pussy. Trump has defended these comments, repeatedly, as “locker room talk.” When
pressed by Anderson Cooper during the second presidential debate, he
said that he absolutely had not sexually assaulted women.
But since Trump’s remarks emerged ― and well before then ― women have shared their allegations of sexual abuse against the Republican presidential nominee. Below is a working list of women who’ve accused him of sexual misconduct. These allegations span more than three decades, from the early 1980s to 2013, and are presented here based on the date they became public. If there are any that we’ve missed, or if you have any tips, e-mail women@huffingtonpost.com. This post will continue to be updated.
Trump’s response: None yet.
When we found out: October 27, 2016
When she says it happened: 2006
When we found out: October 22, 2016
When she says it happened: 2006
Trump’s response: Nothing yet, but in the final presidential debate the night prior, Trump said the stories of the women who’ve come forward are “false.”
When we found out: October 20, 2016
When she says it happened: 1998
Trump’s response: Nothing yet.
When we found out: October 15, 2016
When she says it happened: Around 1997 (Heller says she is not 100 percent sure)
Trump’s response: Nothing yet.
When we found out: October 14, 2016
When she says it happens: 2007
Trump’s response: A spokeswoman for Trump told The Washington Post that he “denies this phony allegation by someone looking to get some free publicity. It is totally ridiculous.” It’s worth noting, though, that Anderson did not approach the Post with her story. She was contacted by a reporter who’d heard about her experience from other people, and reportedly deliberated for several days about whether or not to go public.
When we found out: October 14, 2016
When she says it happened: The early 1990s
Trump’s response: Trump vehemently denied the story. An attorney representing him has called upon The New York Times to retract it and has threatened to sue the publication. (The New York Times responded.)
When we found out: October 12, 2016
When she says it happened: The early 1980s
Trump’s response: See above
When we found out: October 12, 2016
When she says it happened: 2005
Trump’s response: A day after the account was published, CNN reported that Trump’s campaign was drafting a lawsuit against the paper.
When we found out: October 12, 2016
When she says it happened: 2003
Trump’s response: At a campaign rally, Trump questioned her claims saying, “Look at her. ... I don’t think so.”
When we found out: October 12, 2016
When she says it happened: 2005
Trump’s response: N/A
When we found out: October 12, 2016
When she says it happened: 2005
Trump’s response: N/A
When we found out: June 2016
When she says it happened: Not totally clear, but presumably in 2013
Trump’s response: Trump has vigorously denied the claims, saying that the lawsuit was designed to smear his presidential campaign.
When we found out: June 2016
When she says it happened: 1994
Trump’s response: Trump told NBC he doesn’t know who she is and denies he ever assaulted her.
When we found out: May 2016
When she says it happened: 1997
Trump’s response: In a May New York Times article on Trump’s treatment of women that also included Harth’s account, Trump said it was, in fact, Harth who had pursued him.
When we found out: April 2016
When she says it happens: 1993
Trump’s response: He denies it ever took place.
When we found out: 1993
When she says it happens: 1989
Need help? Visit RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Online Hotline or the National Sexual Violence Resource Center’s website.
Editor’s note: Donald Trump regularly incites political violence and is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist and birther who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims — 1.6 billion members of an entire religion — from entering the U.S.
But since Trump’s remarks emerged ― and well before then ― women have shared their allegations of sexual abuse against the Republican presidential nominee. Below is a working list of women who’ve accused him of sexual misconduct. These allegations span more than three decades, from the early 1980s to 2013, and are presented here based on the date they became public. If there are any that we’ve missed, or if you have any tips, e-mail women@huffingtonpost.com. This post will continue to be updated.
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Ninni Laaksonen
Her account: Laaksonen, a former Miss Finland, told Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat that Trump groped her in July 2006 while she was in New York competing in the Miss Universe pageant. She says the incident occurred right before she and three other contestants, along with Trump, appeared on the “Late Show with David Letterman.” “Trump stood right next to me and suddenly he squeezed my butt,” she told Ilta-Sanomat. “He really grabbed my butt. I don’t think anybody saw it but I flinched and thought: ‘What is happening?’” Laaksonen also says that at a party she attended during that time, she was told by another guest that Trump liked her “because [she] looked like Melania when she was younger.”Trump’s response: None yet.
When we found out: October 27, 2016
When she says it happened: 2006
Jessica Drake
Her account: Drake, an adult film actor and director, said in a press conference with attorney Gloria Allred that Trump grabbed her, kissed her without her consent and offered her $10,000 to have sex with him at a Lake Tahoe golf tournament. She said that she met Trump at a booth for her employer at the time, Wicked Pictures, where Trump flirted with her and asked for her number. According to Drake, later that night he invited her to his penthouse suite. She said she brought along two other women because she “didn’t feel right going alone.” During the press conference, Drake said that Trump “grabbed each of us tightly in a hug and kissed each one of us without asking for permission.” Drake said he was wearing pajamas and there was a body guard present. Later that night, Drake said a man called her on Trump’s behalf to ask her to dinner, but she declined. According to Drake, Trump then called her directly and, after she declined again, asked: “What do you want? How much?” Drake said in the press conference that she declined once more, then received a call from a man on behalf of Trump offering her $10,000 and the use of his private jet to “accept his invitation.”
Trump’s response: The campaign issued a statement calling Drake’s allegations “false and ridiculous.”
“The picture is one of thousands taken out of respect for people
asking to have their picture taken with Mr. Trump. Mr. Trump does not
know this person, does not remember this person and would have no
interest in ever knowing her,” the campaign said, calling Drake’s
announcement “just another example of the Clinton campaign trying to rig
the election.” Also, during a policy speech on Saturday morning in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Trump threatened to sue all the women who have accused the candidate of sexual assault. When we found out: October 22, 2016
When she says it happened: 2006
Karena Virginia
Her account: Virginia said in a press conference with attorney Gloria Allred that Trump groped her while she was leaving the US Open in 1998. She said that she was waiting for a car to take her home when Trump approached her with a group of a few other men. According to Virginia he said, “Hey look at this one!” and “Look at those legs.” Virginia alleged that he then grabbed her right arm with his right arm, then touched the inside of her right breast before reportedly asking, “Don’t you know who I am?” Virginia said that her shock soon turned to shame and that she changed the way she dressed as a result of the encounter, hoping to avoid unwanted male attention. She was 27 at the time.Trump’s response: Nothing yet, but in the final presidential debate the night prior, Trump said the stories of the women who’ve come forward are “false.”
When we found out: October 20, 2016
When she says it happened: 1998
Cathy Heller
Her account: Heller, now 63, told The Guardian that the first and only time she interacted with Trump, “he grabbed her, went for a kiss, and grew angry with her as she twisted away.” This was all while Heller was having Mother’s Day brunch at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, with her husband, in-laws and children. She alleges that Trump said, “Oh, come on” when she protested and held her still while he kissed her on the side of the mouth before walking away. A relative who was seated at the table that day confirmed to The Guardian that Trump was “very forceful” and got “in her face.”Trump’s response: Nothing yet.
When we found out: October 15, 2016
When she says it happened: Around 1997 (Heller says she is not 100 percent sure)
Summer Zervos
Her account: Zervos, a contestant on season five of “The Apprentice” (and a self-described Republican) said in a press conference with attorney Gloria Allred that Trump assaulted her on several occasions. She said the first time, she met with Trump in his office and he kissed her on the mouth, which Zervos rationalized as simply a strange greeting. On a separate occasion, she said she met with Trump at the Beverly Hills Hotel to discuss business opportunities. Instead Trump grabbed her while she sat next to him and began kissing her and touching her breasts, Zervos said in her statement. Trump later walked her into the bedroom, she told reporters, and “began thrusting his genitals.” The two did go on to have dinner and discuss real estate, according to Zervos. When asked why she chose to come forward now, she said: “I want to be able to sleep when I’m 70.”Trump’s response: Nothing yet.
When we found out: October 14, 2016
When she says it happens: 2007
Kristin Anderson
Her account: Anderson says she was out at a Manhattan nightclub with friends, sitting on a red velvet couch, when she felt Trump reach into her skirt and touch her vagina through her underwear, The Washington Post reports. She told the paper that the incident was brief, but that she and her friends were “very grossed out.” Anderson was in her early 20s at the time, and an aspiring model.Trump’s response: A spokeswoman for Trump told The Washington Post that he “denies this phony allegation by someone looking to get some free publicity. It is totally ridiculous.” It’s worth noting, though, that Anderson did not approach the Post with her story. She was contacted by a reporter who’d heard about her experience from other people, and reportedly deliberated for several days about whether or not to go public.
When we found out: October 14, 2016
When she says it happened: The early 1990s
Jessica Leeds
Her account: More than 30 years ago, Leeds was traveling for work when she sat next to Trump on a flight to New York. Leeds, who is now 74, told The New York Times that she and Trump spoke for a bit, then about 45 minutes into the flight he lifted the armrest between them and began to grab her breasts and put his hand up her skirt. “He was like an octopus,” she told The New York Times. “His hands were everywhere.”Trump’s response: Trump vehemently denied the story. An attorney representing him has called upon The New York Times to retract it and has threatened to sue the publication. (The New York Times responded.)
When we found out: October 12, 2016
When she says it happened: The early 1980s
Rachel Crooks
Her account: Crooks says she was assaulted by Trump in an elevator while working as a receptionist for a real estate investment and development company in Trump Tower. She told The New York Times that upon meeting Trump, she introduced herself and shook his hand, but he would not let go. Trump began to kiss her on the cheeks, then directly on the mouth. “It was so inappropriate,” she told the Times. “I was so upset that he thought I was so insignificant that he could do that.” Crooks was 22 at the time.Trump’s response: See above
When we found out: October 12, 2016
When she says it happened: 2005
Mindy McGillivray
Her account: McGillivray, 36, told the Palm Beach Post that Trump groped her while she was attending a concert at Mar-a-Lago, his estate-slash-private-club in Palm Beach, Florida. She was there to help a friend who was photographing the concert, when she says Trump groped her. “All of a sudden I felt a grab, a little nudge. I think it’s Ken’s camera bag, that was my first instinct. I turn around and there’s Donald,” McGillivray told the Palm Beach Post. “This was a pretty good nudge. More of a grab,’’ she continued. “It was pretty close to the center of my butt. I was startled. I jumped.”Trump’s response: A day after the account was published, CNN reported that Trump’s campaign was drafting a lawsuit against the paper.
When we found out: October 12, 2016
When she says it happened: 2003
Natasha Stoynoff
Her account: In a harrowing essay for People, Stoynoff ― a journalist ― described how Trump assaulted her while she was interviewing him and his wife, Melania, at their Palm Beach estate. She writes that Trump insisted on giving her a private tour of the grounds, at which point he pinned and kissed her: “Trump shut the door behind us. I turned around, and within seconds, he was pushing me against the wall, and forcing his tongue down my throat ... I was grateful when Trump’s longtime butler burst into the room a minute later, as I tried to unpin myself.”Trump’s response: At a campaign rally, Trump questioned her claims saying, “Look at her. ... I don’t think so.”
When we found out: October 12, 2016
When she says it happened: 2005
Jennifer Murphy
Her account: Murphy, a contestant on season four of “The Apprentice,” told Grazia that Trump kissed her on the lips after a job interview. “He walked me to the elevator, and I said goodbye. ... When he pulled my face in and gave me a smooch. I was like ‘OK,’” she told Grazia. “I didn’t know how to act.” Murphy also told the publication that she still plans to vote for Trump.Trump’s response: N/A
When we found out: October 12, 2016
When she says it happened: 2005
Cassandra Searles
Her account: Yahoo News reports that over the summer, Cassandra Searles ― Miss Washington 2013 ― posted a photo on Facebook of her fellow contestants and the question: “Do y’all remember that one time we had to do our onstage introductions, but this one guy treated us like cattle and made us do it again because we didn’t look him in the eyes? Do you also remember when he then proceeded to have us lined up so he could get a closer look at his property?” In a follow-up comment on the post, she reportedly added: “He probably doesn’t want me telling the story about that time he continually grabbed my ass and invited me to his hotel room.”Trump’s response: N/A
When we found out: June 2016
When she says it happened: Not totally clear, but presumably in 2013
“Jane Doe”
Her account: In June, a California woman — “Jane Doe” ― filed a lawsuit alleging that Trump raped her at a party when she was 13 years old. As Buzzfeed reported, an initial hearing in the case has been scheduled for December 2016.Trump’s response: Trump has vigorously denied the claims, saying that the lawsuit was designed to smear his presidential campaign.
When we found out: June 2016
When she says it happened: 1994
Temple Taggart McDowell
Her account: The year that Taggart McDowell was crowned Miss Utah, Trump had just taken ownership of the Miss USA pageant. She says that when she was first introduced to him, he kissed her. “He kissed me directly on the lips,” Taggart McDowell told The New York Times when she came forward with her story. “I thought, ‘Oh my God, gross.’ He was married to Marla Maples at the time … I was like ‘Wow, that’s inappropriate.’”Trump’s response: Trump told NBC he doesn’t know who she is and denies he ever assaulted her.
When we found out: May 2016
When she says it happened: 1997
Jill Harth
Her account: Harth worked with Trump in the 1990s (she and her partner operated a competition called American Dream Calendar Girls), but it ended in a bitter legal battle. In a 1997 lawsuit, Harth alleged in court documents that Trump repeatedly sexually harassed her, at one point groping her under the table. (The documents were surfaced by The Boston Globe.) Though she eventually dropped that suit, she stands by her story. “How can people not believe me now?” she asked “Inside Edition” after footage of Trump saying he grabs women by the pussy emerged.Trump’s response: In a May New York Times article on Trump’s treatment of women that also included Harth’s account, Trump said it was, in fact, Harth who had pursued him.
When we found out: April 2016
When she says it happens: 1993
Ivana Trump
Her account: In a 1992 deposition during their divorce, Trump’s first wife described an incident in which she says her then-husband forced her to have sex with him. (Spousal rape is still rape.) The deposition came to light in the 1993 Trump biography Lost Tycoon: The Many Lives of Donald J. Trump. Ivana later softened her claims, saying that she “felt violated” as the love and tenderness she was accustomed to from her husband was absent that night, but she was not accusing him of a crime. She followed-up with a statement obtained by CNN last June telling in which she said “the story is totally without merit.”Trump’s response: He denies it ever took place.
When we found out: 1993
When she says it happens: 1989
Need help? Visit RAINN’s National Sexual Assault Online Hotline or the National Sexual Violence Resource Center’s website.
Editor’s note: Donald Trump regularly incites political violence and is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist and birther who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims — 1.6 billion members of an entire religion — from entering the U.S.
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