House Democrats release report on Trump and Epstein files
The gist
House Judiciary Democrats released a staff report alleging Trump was an "active participant" in Epstein's crimes and urging a special counsel.
It lands eight days before the Nov.
How it unfolded
- 1993The report alleges Trump raped former beauty queen Beatrice Keul in a hotel suite during his American Dream Pageant when she was 24, and that Trump and Epstein used the competition as a "hunting ground."
- 1994Jill Harth said Trump aggressively pursued and sexually assaulted her at a Mar-a-Lago party where Trump and Epstein were the only men present.
- Jul 2019Trump told reporters he "was not a fan" of Epstein and "had a falling out with him a long time ago."