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Mr Trump’s attorneys have denied the claims
US President Donald Trump has denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a former model in New York in 1997. Amy Dorris advised the UK’s Guardian newspaper that Mr Trump groped varied components of her physique and forcibly kissed her as she got here out a WC on the US Open tennis event.Mr Trump’s attorneys have denied the claims, branding it an “try to assault” him earlier than the election. A number of ladies have accused Mr Trump of inappropriate sexual misconduct.The president has denied all the allegations in opposition to him. Ms Dorris, who was 24 years outdated on the time, mentioned she watched matches together with her then-boyfriend Jason Binn in Mr Trump’s VIP field. She mentioned she used the toilet and alleged Mr Trump was ready for her exterior. “He simply shoved his tongue down my throat and I used to be pushing him off. And that is when the grip grew to become tighter and his fingers have been very gropey and throughout my butt, my breasts, my again, every thing,” she advised the Guardian. “I used to be in his grip, and I could not get out of it.” She says she advised Mr Trump to cease, however that “he did not care”. The sexual allegations in opposition to Donald Trump
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Ms Dorris mentioned she determined to come back ahead together with her story with the intention to be a job model to her two teenage daughters. She mentioned she had thought-about talking in regards to the incident in 2016, however selected to not out of concern for her household. Jenna Ellis, authorized adviser to the Trump marketing campaign, advised CBS Information “the allegations are completely false”.”We are going to take into account each authorized means accessible to carry The Guardian accountable for its malicious publication of this unsubstantiated story,” she mentioned. Chatting with The Guardian, Mr Trump’s attorneys say there would have been different witnesses to the assault and instructed the allegation may very well be politically motivated forward of the November election. His attorneys additionally mentioned Mr Binn advised them he didn’t recall Ms Dorris saying something inappropriate or uncomfortable had occurred with Mr Trump. It’s not the primary time claims of sexual assault have been made in opposition to the president. Throughout the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, Mr Trump confronted a barrage of sexual misconduct claims, bringing his behaviour in direction of ladies into sharp focus. A lot of the accusers got here ahead after video footage of Mr Trump claiming celebrities corresponding to him can “do something” to ladies.
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Media captionA video obtained by the Washington Put up exhibits Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump making lewd remarks about womenOne of the ladies was columnist Jean E Carroll who accused Mr Trump of sexually assaulting her in a division retailer in late 1995 or early 1996. She alleges Mr Trump lunged at her, pinned her in opposition to a wall and compelled himself on her. Mr Trump accused Ms Carroll of “completely mendacity” in regards to the allegations.
