House Democrats release report accusing Trump of Epstein files cover-up

House Judiciary Committee Democrats released a 50-page report on October 26, 2026, accusing Donald Trump of participating in Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring and alleging a broader Justice Department cover-up. The report features allegations from Beatrice Keul, who states Trump brutally raped her in 1993, alongside accounts from Jill Harth and total misconduct accusations from 28 women. The White House firmly denies the report's claims, asserting that Trump has been fully exonerated.

Overview of the House Democrats' report on Trump and Epstein

• ▪The House Judiciary Committee's report, released October 26, 2026, was compiled using FBI records, interviews with 11 women, and documents released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act
• ▪House Judiciary Committee Democrats released a 50-page report, accusing Donald Trump of participating in Jeffrey Epstein's criminal sex schemes

Allegations of DOJ cover-up and calls for a special counsel

• ▪House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin called for an independent special counsel to investigate Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirators and the Justice Department's alleged cover-up
• ▪Attorney General Todd Blanche instructed Ghislaine Maxwell not to discuss an Epstein survivor whose account implicated Donald Trump, according to the House Democrats' report released October 26, 2026
• ▪House Democrats accused Donald Trump's Justice Department of prematurely shutting down investigations into allegations against Trump made by Jeffrey Epstein survivors

White House response to report

• ▪White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis stated that Donald Trump kicked Jeffrey Epstein out of his Mar-a-Lago club because Epstein was a creep
• ▪White House spokesperson Lauren Bis rejected the House Democrats' report released October 26, 2026 as untrue and stated that Donald Trump was fully exonerated of anything related to Jeffrey Epstein

Beatrice Keul's allegations regarding Donald Trump

• ▪Beatrice Keul stated that Donald Trump promised to arrange an American visa and admission to New York University for her surrounding the November 1993 beauty pageant encounter at the Plaza Hotel
• ▪Beatrice Keul told House Judiciary Committee Democratic staff that Donald Trump brutally raped her in a hotel room at the Plaza Hotel in November 1993 after meeting Jeffrey Epstein
• ▪Beatrice Keul previously told the Daily Mail in October 2024 that she had successfully convinced Donald Trump to stop an unwanted sexual advance during their 1993 encounter

Sexual misconduct allegations against Trump

• ▪At least five women accused Donald Trump of rape or sexual assault in Jeffrey Epstein's company, according to House Judiciary Committee interviews
• ▪Jill Harth told lawmakers that Donald Trump aggressively pursued and sexually assaulted her during a 1994 party at Mar-a-Lago where Trump and Jeffrey Epstein were the only men present
• ▪At least 28 women have accused Donald Trump of rape or sexual misconduct

E. Jean Carroll allegations

• ▪The judge presiding over E. Jean Carroll's case described her rape accusation against Donald Trump as substantially true
• ▪A federal jury determined in May 2023 that Donald Trump sexually abused E. Jean Carroll during an incident in 1995 or 1996

Reports regarding Pete Hegseth and a potential Senate seat

• ▪Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is seeking appointment to a U.S. Senate seat in Tennessee should Senator Marsha Blackburn win the state's gubernatorial election, according to Puck
• ▪Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson denied that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is seeking a Senate appointment, stating Hegseth's singular priority is leading the War Department