Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations
accusations of sexual assault and sexual harassment of women levelled against Donald Trump
As of October 2024, since the 1970s, at least 28 women have publicly accused Donald Trump of sexual misconduct. These accusations include rape, sexual assault, sex with minors, physical abuse, kissing and groping without consent, looking under women's skirts, and walking in on naked pageant contestants.
In 2023, a jury in a New York civil trial found Trump liable for the sexual abuse and defamation of writer E. Jean Carroll, awarding her $5 million in damages. The jury did not find him liable for rape but the presiding judge later said that the jury’s finding of sexual abuse met the common definition of rape. In a subsequent 2024 civil trial, Trump was again found liable for defamation of Carroll and ordered to pay her an additional $83.3 million.
Beyond the Carroll case, several other women have filed lawsuits against Trump, including his former wife Ivana Trump, who alleged a 'violent assault' during their 1990 divorce (which she later withdrew), and businesswoman Jill Harth, who sued in 1997 alleging sexual harassment and assault. Other notable litigants include former Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos and campaign staffer Alva Johnson, both of whom filed suits that were later withdrawn or dismissed.
Following Trump's 2024 re-election, and the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act that led to the release of the Epstein Files in late-2025 and early 2026, it was revealed that the FBI had conducted secret investigations into Trump's ties to Epstein dating back to the 1990s. The files included several unverified tips to the FBI National Threat Operations Center (NTOC) regarding alleged misconduct and trafficking involving Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, including a 1990 oral rape allegation, which resulted in multiple FBI interviews with the accuser, and a 1995 report from a limousine driver alleging that Trump had discussed abusing a girl with Epstein.
In 2005, Trump told Howard Stern on his radio show that "he got away with going backstage when the contestants were naked" at beauty pageants.
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