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Beauty queen accuses Trump of 1993 groping; he denies

7/4/2026

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Keul Accuses Trump

Beauty queen Beatrice Keul alleges U.S. President Donald Trump, who invited her to the 1993 Donald J. Trump Dream Pageant, groped her during a New York hotel meeting.
In a 2026 interview Keul claimed Ivana Trump acted as a “madam,” introducing women to Epstein’s circle and attending where his associates could scout women.
President Trump denies the assault as false, with White House stating he is cleared on Epstein matters.

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Court Rejects Appeal

Supreme Court on June 29, 2026 rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's appeal of the sexual-abuse verdict.
The denial upheld a jury finding that Trump assaulted and defamed writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s.
Carroll’s lawyer Roberta Kaplan said the ruling affirms the jury’s unanimous verdict against Trump.
Beatrice Keul, after an anonymous voicemail warning, stayed silent abroad out of fear of retaliation.

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Keul Accuses Trump

Beauty queen Beatrice Keul alleges U.S. President Donald Trump, who invited her to the 1993 Donald J. Trump Dream Pageant, groped her during a New York hotel meeting.
In a 2026 interview Keul claimed Ivana Trump acted as a “madam,” introducing women to Epstein’s circle and attending where his associates could scout women.
President Trump denies the assault as false, with White House stating he is cleared on Epstein matters.

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