A former model has accused former President Donald Trump of groping her in 1993 during a visit she made to Trump Tower while in a relationship with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, suggesting the interaction was part of a “twisted game,” in the latest accusation of sexual misconduct against the ex-president, which his spokesperson called “unequivocally false.”
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Stacey Williams, 56, alleged in an event held by Survivors for Kamala, a group of sexual assault survivors backing Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election, that she met with Trump after Epstein suggested during a walk that they visit him at Trump Tower, according to video obtained and published by The Guardian.
Williams accused Trump of touching her sexually after greeting her, grabbing her breasts, waists and buttocks in a moment she said she felt “deeply confused” about.
Williams claimed Trump and Epstein were smiling at each other and continuing a conversation while she was groped, also alleging Epstein berated her after the visit to Trump Tower and asked her why she did not do anything about the incident.
The former model said she questioned why Epstein was frustrated since he suggested visiting Trump and later felt the encounter was “some sick bet or game between the two of them.”
Williams also alleged she received a postcard of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort later in 1993 with a personal message from Trump, one that said “Stacy, your home away from home,” according to photos of the postcard obtained by The Guardian.
Trump’s national press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, denied the accusations in an email to Forbes, saying they were “unequivocally false.”
Leavitt said—without evidence—that Williams’ story was made up by the Harris campaign, calling it “shameful that Kamala Harris, who wants to be the first female President, would use a woman to spread baseless lies about her opponent.”
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Trump and Epstein were neighbors and friends in the 1990s and knew each other for decades. Despite their friendship and shared social circle, Trump was not implicated in any of the crimes that landed Epstein in jail in 2019, when he killed himself while awaiting trial over federal sex trafficking charges.
Williams has shared parts of her accusations against Trump in social media posts in the past, The Guardian reported, noting the Zoom event Williams participated in also included actress Ashley Judd. The call also featured actress Sophia Bush, activist Tarana Burke and abortion rights activist Hadley Duvall, according to the Survivors for Kamala website. Williams is the latest woman of more than 20 who have accused Trump of sexual assault—all of which he has denied. In 2020, former model Amy Dorris alleged Trump sexually assaulted her at the 1997 U.S. Open. Williams’ accusations come more than a year after Trump was held civally liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll and ordered to pay millions in damages for both sexual abuse and defamation due to his denials of Caroll’s claims.
Donald Trump groped me in what felt like a ‘twisted game’ with Jeffrey Epstein, former model alleges (The Guardian)
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