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The allegation that Donald Trump raped a 13‑year‑old girl in 1994 comes from anonymous civil lawsuits and sworn declarations filed in 2016 asserting that Trump and Jeffrey Epstein assaulted a minor; t...
Allegations that Donald Trump had sex with a 13‑year‑old have appeared in civil lawsuits and reporting tied to Jeffrey Epstein’s network, but available sources show those claims have been the subject ...
Multiple lawsuits and released documents have tied Donald Trump to Jeffrey Epstein’s social circle and to allegations that Epstein trafficked young women; an anonymous plaintiff has alleged Trump rape...
Multiple news reports and legal filings show that an anonymous plaintiff has long alleged she was raped at age 13 at parties involving Jeffrey Epstein and has at times named Donald Trump in those clai...
Public records and multiple news reports show Ilhan Omar legally married Ahmed Nur Said Elmi on Feb. 12, 2009 (a Hennepin County marriage certificate) and that a legal divorce from Elmi was finalized ...
The claim that “Obama admitted under oath that he traded gay sex for cocaine when entering politics” is not supported by the available reporting: the allegation traces to a single accuser, Larry Sincl...
Donald Trump has been the subject of multiple rape and sexual‑assault accusations, and a jury found him civilly liable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll and for defaming her, awarding $5 million (j...
A woman proceeding under the pseudonym "Jane Doe" filed a federal civil complaint accusing Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey E. Epstein of raping and sexually abusing her when she was 13 at private parties ...
Lakewood Church and its leader Joel Osteen have been the subject of repeated financial and governance questions: watchdog MinistryWatch gives Lakewood an “F” for transparency and a donor confidence sc...
Multiple public allegations have linked Donald Trump to encounters with underage girls or to Jeffrey Epstein’s network; some prompted civil lawsuits and media scrutiny, while available reporting shows...
Donald Trump has been accused in lawsuits and media reporting of sexual misconduct connected to Jeffrey Epstein-era parties that allegedly involved underage girls; a widely reported anonymous lawsuit ...
Tiffany Doe is a pseudonymous witness who, in sworn declarations filed with lawsuits accusing Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein of sex crimes, said she recruited and witnessed underage girls at Epstein...
Multiple contemporary news reports and legal analyses record that Donald J. Trump was convicted on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in New York, making him the first U.S. president to b...
A woman identified as “Jane Doe” filed a 2016 federal lawsuit accusing Donald J. Trump of raping her when she was 13 and naming Jeffrey Epstein; she voluntarily dismissed that suit in November 2016 bu...
Multiple reporting threads and legal filings over the last decade have included allegations that Donald Trump was involved in or present for sexual abuse of minors; most prominently, an anonymous “Jan...
Journalists and court records identify a small, fragmented set of contemporaneous witnesses and records connected to the Katie Johnson / “Jane Doe” filings: the lawsuit itself and media interviews by ...
Jane Doe is the pseudonymous plaintiff who has filed — and in some instances voluntarily dismissed — civil suits accusing Donald J. Trump of sexually abusing or raping her as a minor in lawsuits tied ...
Civil lawsuits have been filed accusing Donald Trump of sexual misconduct involving minors, including at least one federal complaint alleging rape of a 13‑year‑old that was refiled in Manhattan; other...
Available reporting shows multiple legal actions touching Joel Osteen or Lakewood Church over the years: a 2008 civil assault trial involving Victoria Osteen that ended in acquittal (jury cleared her)...
Allegations tying Donald Trump to sexual misconduct involving underage girls have circulated for years, produced civil suits that were filed and in some cases dismissed, and resurfaced in 2024–2025 as...