Jamie Raskin says evidence involving 11 women tells a far more damning story about Trump and Epstein
Jamie RaskinRanking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, in the committee Democrats' press release announcing the report
Releasing the staff report, Raskin says evidence involving 11 women contradicts Trump's account of his relationship with Epstein, that five women have accused Trump of rape or sexual assault in Epstein's company or presence, and that Trump's Justice Department appears to be covering up the crimes.
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A growing body of evidence shows that Donald Trump was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse of young women in the mid-to-late 1990s, and the Justice Department has obstructed investigations and withheld records to protect him.
“Evidence involving 11 women tells a completely different and far more damning story about their relationship and the abuse of young women and girls that took place in their network.”
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House Judiciary Democrats' report says Trump took part in Epstein's abuse of young women and details a new rape allegation; the White House says none of the allegations are true
A staff report released by House Judiciary Committee Democrats on Oct. 26, 2026, says Trump was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein's abuse of young women in the 1990s and details former model Beatrice Keul's allegation that he raped her at a 1993 pageant. The White House says none of the allegations are true, and the Justice Department calls the report misleading.
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The House Judiciary Committee Democrats' press release announcing the staff report, with a statement from Ranking Member Jamie Raskin.
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Raskin's statement opens by quoting Trump as saying he knew Epstein just like everybody in Palm Beach knew him, and then says that is not exactly so.
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Raskin says five women have directly accused Trump of rape or sexual assault in Epstein's company or presence, that Trump's Justice Department appears to be covering up these crimes to protect the president, and that an independent special counsel must investigate.
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The reference point is the report's allegation that Trump took part in Epstein's abuse of young women, including Keul's rape allegation, and that the Justice Department covered it up. Raskin presents the evidence as damning, says the Justice Department appears to be covering up crimes to protect the president, and calls for a special counsel, which condemns the conduct the report describes.
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