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Trump Assault Allegation Surfaces from 1984 Amid Controversy

3/31/2026

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A woman accused U.S. President Donald Trump of assault in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1984.
The allegation was withheld from the Department of Justice's Epstein files and released on March 3 amid controversy.
Jim Atkins (Jimmy L. Atkins) died in 2003.
Recent records confirm Atkins’s ties to an Ohio college and his employment in Hilton Head, South Carolina.

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Story summary

A woman accused U.S. President Donald Trump of assault in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1984.
The allegation was withheld from the Department of Justice's Epstein files and released on March 3 amid controversy.
Jim Atkins (Jimmy L. Atkins) died in 2003.
Recent records confirm Atkins’s ties to an Ohio college and his employment in Hilton Head, South Carolina.