A History of Sex and Abuse in the Trump Administration
From Ivana and Marla to Pussygate and Porter, a timeline of domestic abuse
and sexual misconduct allegations against Trump and his inner circle
February 23, 2018

There seems to be a pattern among powerful men in and around the White
House. This month, the scandal surrounding Rob Porter � who rose within the
Trump administration despite credible allegations he�d abused his ex-wives
� unfolded alongside reports that allies of the president paid to silence
women involved in Trump�s alleged sexual indiscretions. But the history of
Trump and his inner circle mistreating women goes way back � and the
responses to a long list of accusers have been unsettlingly consistent. In
Trump�s world, domestic abuse accusations are not disqualifying; alleged
abusers are praised as �good� men; and scandals involving sex, abuse or
infidelity are routinely hushed up with gag orders or cash payouts. Below
is a timeline of sex, lies, and abuse allegations surrounding Trump and his
White House.

Early 1980s
Seated next to Jessica Leeds on an airline, Donald Trump allegedly put up
the armrest and began to grope her breasts, attempting reach up her skirt.
�It was an assault,� Leeds later told the New York Times. �He was like an
octopus�. His hands were everywhere.� (Trump has denied the �preposterous,
ludicrous� claims, insisting they �defy truth, common sense and logic.�)

1986
According to a court complaint, Andrew Puzder �assaulted and battered� his
wife Lisa Henning leading to �severe and permanent injuries� including �two
ruptured discs and two bulging discs.� (Puzder has denied the abuse. The
ex-wife, now Lisa Fierstein, said she now regrets bringing the claim. �Andy
and I have since forgiven one another for the hurt we caused each other,�
she wrote recently.)

1988
Lisa Henning sues Puzder for $350,000 in damages over the 1986 incident,
accusing Puzder of �striking her violently about the face, chest, back,
shoulders and neck, without provocation or cause.�

1989
Divorce documents cited in the book, Lost Tycoon, describe how an enraged
Trump pulled out clumps of his wife Ivana�s hair, and then had sex with her
in a way that made Ivana feel �violated.� �During a deposition given by me
in connection with my matrimonial case, I stated that my husband had raped
me,� Ivana Trump would later write. �I referred to this as a �rape,� but I
do not want my words to be interpreted in a literal or criminal sense.� (In
2015, Trump�s personal lawyer Michael Cohen denied rape had occurred,
arguing �you can�t rape your spouse�; Cohen later apologized for his
�inarticulate comment.�)

1990
Ivana granted divorce from Trump, reportedly on grounds of �cruel and
inhuman� treatment, that according to Ivana�s lawyers also included verbal
abuse and humiliation. The settlement included a gag order: Ivana
reportedly cannot speak about her marriage to Trump, except with his
permission.

1990
Henning detailed her alleged abuse at the hands of Puzder in an episode of
Oprah. Her husband, she alleged, �vowed revenge� for her speaking out,
telling her: �I will see you in the gutter. This will never be over. You
will pay for this.�

Early 1990s
Trump allegedly groped Kristin Anderson at a night club; she says he put
his hand up her skirt. �He did touch my vagina through my underwear,
absolutely,� she told the Washington Post. (Hope Hicks, as a spokesperson
for the Trump campaign dismissed the account: �Mr. Trump strongly denies
this phony allegation by someone looking to get some free publicity.�)

1993
Trump married to Marla Maples.

1996
The then-wife of Steve Bannon called 911 after a physical altercation that
reportedly left her with red marks on neck and wrist. Bannon pleaded not
guilty; misdemeanor charges of domestic violence and battery were later
dropped when his wife did not appear in court. (A Bannon spokesperson told
Politico: �The bottom line is he has a great relationship with� the ex-
wife.�)

Late 1990�s
Trump arrived at son Donald Jr.�s dorm room at Penn to attend a baseball
game. Allegedly angry that his son was wearing a Yankee�s jersey, not a
suit, the older Donald Trump �slapped him across the face, knocking him to
the floor in front of all of his classmates,� according to a witness. (A
spokesperson for the Trump family has called this account �completely
false.�)

1997
Trump allegedly walked into the dressing room of his Teen Miss USA contest,
telling half-naked contestants as young as 15 year olds, �Don�t worry,
ladies, I�ve seen it all before,� according to BuzzFeed. (Trump did not
respond to this allegation.)

1999
Maples and Trump divorced. As Trump flirted with a presidential run, Maples
told a London paper, �I will not be silent. I will feel it is my duty as an
American citizen to tell the people what he is really like�. His drug is
attention.� Trump responded that Maples signed a �confidentiality
agreement� that means she is �not allowed to talk.� Trump and his lawyer
threatened to withhold $1.5 million in alimony: �Why am I paying money'�
Trump asked, �to somebody that�s violated an agreement?�

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2000
Maples sells a tell-all memoir to be titled �All That Glitters Is Not
Gold,� promising �juicy details� of the �the pain of loving� Trump. �For
anyone who has ever wanted to marry a millionaire,� the catalog copy read,
�Marla shatters the allure of that dream with poignancy and brutal
honesty.�

2002
Maples memoir cancelled. �She signed a confidentiality agreement,� Trump
would tell the New York Times.

2003
Rob Porter married Colbie Holderness. Holderness now claims violence began
on their Canary Islands honeymoon, being kicked in the thigh by Porter.
(Porter called this and other �outrageous allegations� of abuse �simply
false,� contending the �vile claims� were part of �a coordinated smear
campaign.�)

2005
Trump married to Melania Knauss.

Porter allegedly punched Holderness in the face while on vacation in
Florence, Italy: �Up until then, he had always done it in a way that didn�t
leave marks,� Holderness recently told reporters for The Intercept. �He
threw me down on the bed and punched me in the face.�

Trump bragged to Howard Stern that he often peeped on the contestants of
his beauty pageants. �I�m the owner of the pageant and therefore I�m
inspecting it,� Trump said. �They�re standing there with no clothes� these
incredible looking women� I sort of get away with things like that.�

Trump caught on tape for a filming of Access Hollywood bragging he forced
himself on women: �And when you�re a star, they let you do it,� he said.
�You can do anything. Grab them by the pussy. You can do anything.�

In Trump Tower, Trump allegedly began kissing Rachel Crooks, a young
receptionist who worked in the building, on the mouth after she introduced
herself to him by an elevator. �It was so inappropriate,� Crooks said. �I
was so upset that he thought I was so insignificant that he could do that.�
(Trump tweeted a denial: �Never happened! Who would do this in a public
space with live security cameras running. Another False Accusation.�)

Natasha Stoynoff, a People magazine reporter, traveled to Mar-a-Lago on
assignment to write about the Trump�s first year of marriage. Stoynoff
later wrote that Trump forced himself on her during her a tour of the
property, after taking her to a private room: �Trump shut the door behind
us. I turned around, and within seconds he was pushing me against the wall
and forcing his tongue down my throat,� she wrote. (A Trump spokesperson
told People: �This never happened. There is no merit or veracity to this
fabricated story.�)

2006
March
Melania gave birth to Barron.

June
Trump allegedly began 9-month affair with Playboy playmate Karen McDougal.
(A White House spokesperson later insisted the affair is �fake news� adding
that Trump �says he never had a relationship with McDougal.�)

July
Trump allegedly had sex with Stormy Daniels, aka Stephanie Clifford, after
suggesting he could get her on The Apprentice. The alleged rendezvous was
at a golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, where Trump had allegedly also flown
McDougal for sex, according to the New Yorker. Daniels described Trump�s
seduction to In Touch. �He was sitting on the bed and he was like, �Come
here.� And I was like, �Ugh, here we go.'� (The White House denied the
affair.)

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2007
During a business meeting at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Trump allegedly
kissed, groped the breasts of, and thrust his genitals at Summer Zervos, a
former contestant on �The Apprentice.� (Trump dismissed the claim as,
�Lies. Lies. No witnesses. No nothing. All big lies.� Zervos sued Trump for
defamation.)

On 10/9/2024 8:49 PM, carl wrote:
> A History of Sex and Abuse

Kennedy version?