House Democrats' report accuses Trump of rape in Epstein ties
The gist
House Democrats' 50-page report details 11 women's testimony, five accusing Trump of rape or sexual assault.
It lands days before the midterms and asks DOJ for a special counsel.
How it unfolded
- Nov 1993Beatrice Keul, then 24, met Trump at a press luncheon at the American Dream Pageant at Manhattan's Plaza Hotel; she alleges he later invited her to a hotel suite and raped her, causing bleeding and bruising.
- 1994Jill Harth told lawmakers Trump aggressively pursued and sexually assaulted her at a Mar-a-Lago party where she said Trump and Epstein were the only men present.
- 2025Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Trump signed, leading to the release of millions of FBI and Justice Department files.