Jamie Raskin Cites Five Women Who Accuse Donald Trump of Sexual Assault

Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, said in an interview that five women have now given first-person accounts accusing President Donald Trump of rape or sexual assault. Trump and the White House deny every allegation.

"We have now the accounts, the first-person accounts of five different women saying that they were raped or sexually assaulted by Trump," Raskin said.

He added that there was "another six women for a total of 11 who link him to the whole network of sex trafficking of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell."

Where Jamie Raskin's Numbers Come From

Raskin's figures draw on a report that Judiciary Committee Democrats released on Oct. 26. MS NOW described it as "the more than 50-page report."

The committee Democrats' announcement describes accounts from 11 women and sorts them into three groups. Five accuse Trump of rape or sexual assault. Three describe Epstein or Maxwell appearing to offer them to Trump. The other three come from Trump and Epstein's shared circle and are not identified as survivors. By that count, Raskin's "another six" combines the second and third groups.

Some news coverage split the women differently. Spectrum News reported that six of them describe apparent attempts by Epstein or Maxwell to steer them toward Trump. The committee's own release puts that number at three.

The report also accuses the Justice Department of covering up Trump's ties to Epstein and calls for an independent special counsel, NBC News reported. NBC News reported that the report says "there is more than sufficient evidence to launch a criminal investigation."

These are allegations, not findings. In at least one case, the report offers no direct evidence beyond the woman's own conversations with committee staff, MS NOW noted.

White House Says 'None of These Allegations Are True'

The White House rejected the report outright. "None of these allegations are true," White House spokesperson Lauren Bis said, according to Spectrum News, calling the report "a desperate attempt by crazed Democrats." Bis said Trump "kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his club at Mar-a-Lago because he was a creep."

The Justice Department called the report "a last-ditch effort by House Judiciary Democrats to mislead the public," NBC News reported. The department said it has released nearly 3 million documents, according to NBC.

The E. Jean Carroll Case

E. Jean Carroll, a writer, sued Trump over an attack she says happened in a dressing room at the Bergdorf Goodman department store in spring 1996. Trump has called her accusations false. The record so far:

• Jury verdict (court finding): A federal jury in Manhattan found Trump liable for sexual abuse and defamation and awarded Carroll $5 million, Fox 9 reported.
• Second verdict (court finding): A second jury awarded Carroll $83.3 million in a defamation verdict, KSTP reported.
• Dec. 30, 2024 (court ruling): A federal appeals court upheld the $5 million award.
• Supreme Court (court ruling): The Supreme Court declined to hear Trump's appeal of the $5 million verdict.
• Pending (appeal): Trump's appeal of the $83.3 million award has not yet reached the Supreme Court.
• Oct. 26, 2026 (public accusations and denial): Judiciary Democrats published accounts from 11 women, and the White House denied all of them.

Midterm Setting

The report and Raskin's comments come as voters head to the polls with Trump's standing weak. His approval stands at 37.7 percent, against 59.4 percent disapproval, in PolitiKool's polling average. Democrats lead the generic congressional ballot by 8.5 points in PolitiKool's polling average.

Raskin is in the minority, so he cannot issue subpoenas or appoint a special counsel. His party's ability to push the investigation further depends largely on whether Democrats win control of the House on Tuesday.