The report prepared by Democrats in the US House of Representatives within the scope of their investigation into Donald Trump's connections with sexual abuse criminal Jeffrey Epstein was shared with the public.
The report published on Monday included former Miss Switzerland and model Beatrice Keul's new accusation of sexual abuse against Trump.
Keul, who claimed that Trump sexually harassed her in 1993, shortly before the US presidential elections in 2024, claimed that the incident had reached the level of sexual abuse in her meetings with Democratic committee staff for weeks.
According to Keul's testimony, the incident took place during a press event for a beauty pageant held at the Plaza Hotel in New York in November 1993.
Stating that he was 24 years old at the time, Keul said that he met Trump, the owner of the hotel, at the event.
Keul claimed that Trump promised to arrange a visa for him to stay in the USA and to ensure his acceptance to New York University (NYU).
According to the report, Trump told the young model, "I'll take care of you."
WHAT KIND OF CONNECTION WAS ESTABLISHED BETWEEN EPSTEIN AND TRUMP?
Keul claimed that after his meeting with Trump, Jeffrey Epstein approached him and introduced himself as "Don's best friend."
Stating that Epstein invited him to a party held at Trump's Mar-a-Lago mansion in Florida, Keul claimed that Epstein said, "We organize many parties with Don."
Trump, in his previous statements, had argued that he ended his friendship with Epstein long before the accusations against him emerged.
The US President has repeatedly described Epstein as a "creepy person" and said he alienated him from the Mar-a-Lago club.
FORMER MODEL'S RAPE ACCUSE
According to the Democrats' report, Keul claimed that he was invited to the upper floor of the Plaza Hotel by a representative of Trump.
Keul claimed that when she entered the room, Trump grabbed her from behind and forcibly sexually assaulted her.
The report stated that Keul explained that her dress was torn during the incident and that she had bleeding and bruises in various parts of her body.
It was reported that Keul described the attack he claimed to have experienced as "savage".
The former model claimed that after the attack, Trump sat her on the edge of the bed, reiterated his promises of visas and college admissions, and asked her not to tell anyone about what happened.
According to Keul's account, Trump told him, "The show must go on."
WHAT DID HE SAY IN HIS STATEMENTS IN 2024?
Beatrice Keul claimed in an interview with the British Daily Mail newspaper in October 2024 that Trump made unwanted sexual behavior towards her.
In her statement at the time, Keul claimed that Trump kissed her on the lips and neck, tried to lift her dress and touched her body.
However, in the interview in question, he said that the incident did not go any further.
Keul explained that he did his best to stop Trump and that he eventually calmed him down by offering to talk.
The former model also stated that she thought her tall and large build prevented the attack from going any further.
In the Daily Mail report, it was also reported that a friend of Keul's for many years said that the model told him about Trump's unwanted sexual behavior about 20 years ago.
The rape accusation in the Democrats' new report differs from Keul's public statements in 2024.
WHITE HOUSE DENIES THE ACCUSES
The White House rejected the allegations in the report prepared by the Democrats.
In his statement to Time magazine, Trump's spokesman argued that the US President was cleared of all charges related to Epstein.
The spokesman described the report as an initiative prepared by the Democrats for political purposes and said:
"This report is nothing more than a desperate attempt by Democrats to divert Americans' attention from the rise that Trump's historic achievements have given Republicans."
The first accusations Keul brought forward in 2024 were also described as "fake" by Trump's press secretary at the time, Karoline Leavitt.
WHAT OTHER ACCUSATIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT?
The report published by Democrats included the statements of four more women who accused Trump of rape or sexual assault.
The report also claimed that Trump, Epstein and some people used beauty contests held at the Plaza Hotel to exploit young women and girls.
Jamie Raskin, the senior Democrat member of the House of Representatives committee, said in a statement after the report was published that five women directly accused Trump of rape or sexual assault in the presence of Epstein.
Raskin noted that other women also described Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell trying to steer them toward Trump.
Raskin also targeted the US Department of Justice and claimed that the department covered up the accusations in order to protect Trump.
HOW CAN THE EPSHTEIN FILE AFFECT THE ELECTIONS?
It was noteworthy that the report was published approximately one week before the midterm elections in the USA.
Trump's approach to the Epstein files, along with inflation and rising energy prices in the country, puts political pressure on Republican candidates.
Criticisms that Trump's war against Iran has increased energy prices also come to the fore in election debates.
