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Report: Donald Trump Was Accused of Rape by Ex-Wife

HeadlineJul 28, 2015

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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