House Judiciary Democrats Release Epstein Report Alleging Trump Abuse; White House Rejects It
Photo: Straight Arrow NewsHouse Judiciary Committee Democrats released a 50-page report on Monday, eight days before Election Day, accusing President Donald Trump of participating in Jeffrey Epstein's sex schemes and accusing the administration of a cover-up. The report draws on the accounts of 11 women, FBI records and documents released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. According to the committee's interviews, at least five women accused Trump of rape or sexual assault in Epstein's company. Beatrice Keul, a former Miss Switzerland, told lawmakers that Trump raped her at a November 1993 pageant at the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan. Jill Harth described a 1994 party at Mar-a-Lago where she said Trump sexually assaulted her. White House communications director Steven Cheung called the report lies and political fabrication in a post on X. TIME, which first detailed the report, said it could not independently verify Keul's account. The claims span from the mid-1980s to the 1990s and had been made public before.
Breitbart, the right-leaning outlet, leads with Cheung's response, putting his profane dismissal and claim that Democrats and the media peddle lies before every election in its headline and opening. It presents the report as a pre-election attack, notes that TIME could not verify Keul's account, and stresses that the allegations had all been made public earlier. The New Republic, on the left, leads with the report's contents and calls it a heavy blow to the president. It details Keul's and Harth's accounts, cites the 11 women and FBI records, notes that at least 28 women have accused Trump of misconduct, and presents the cover-up claim as a central finding. It does not include a White House response in the portion available. Both sides agree on the report's release date, its source and Keul's central role. They differ on whether it is credible evidence or a political attack. Straight Arrow News describes the report as what Democrats call mounting evidence and says they accuse the Justice Department of a cover-up, closely tracking the left's framing.
How the sides differ Right sources lead with the White House's rejection and its pre-election framing; left sources lead with the report's allegations and cover-up claims; alternative sources summarize both briefly.
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The New Republic leads with the report's allegations, detailing accounts from Beatrice Keul and Jill Harth, the 11 women interviewed and the claimed administration cover-up, and describing the timing as a blow to Trump.
Straight Arrow News gives a brief summary of the Democrats' report, saying they describe mounting evidence tying Trump to Epstein's crimes and accuse the Justice Department of covering it up.
Breitbart leads with White House communications director Steven Cheung's profane rejection, framing the report as a pre-election political attack, while noting TIME could not verify Keul's account and the claims were already public.