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July 28, 2015

Report: Donald Trump Was Accused of Rape by Ex-Wife 
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who called Mexican
immigrants "rapists," has been accused of rape in the past by his
ex-wife. The Daily Beast reports Ivana Trump made the accusation about
the 1989 incident in a deposition and later softened her language,
saying she felt "violated" during an encounter where Trump reportedly
held back her arms and pulled out fistfuls of her hair. The assault was
described in the 1993 book "Lost Tycoon." Michael Cohen, an attorney at
the Trump Organization, incorrectly told The Daily Beast, "You cannot
rape your spouse," and then threatened the outlet, saying, "what I'm
going to do to you is going to be f—ing disgusting." (He actually used
the word.)

 

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