Beatrice Keul Accuses Trump of Rape in 1993

Former Miss Switzerland Beatrice Keul told Democratic staff on the House Judiciary Committee that Donald Trump raped her at New York’s Plaza Hotel in November 1993, according to a report released by committee Democrats. The White House denied the allegation. It has not been independently verified or adjudicated in court. Keul, who was 24 and working as a model and financial services professional, said she met Trump during a luncheon connected to the Donald J. Trump American Dream Pageant. The competition was held in Atlantic City and New York. In her account, Trump offered to help her obtain a U.S. visa and gain admission to New York University. Jeffrey Epstein approached her afterward and offered assistance and an invitation to a gathering at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, the report recounts. Keul told committee staff that a Trump representative later invited her to meet Trump in an upstairs hotel suite. She said she accepted because she believed the meeting could advance her career and education. According to the report, she alleged that Trump grabbed her from behind and raped her, tearing her dress and leaving her bleeding and bruised. She also said he repeated his offers of...