Overview

• A New York Times investigation uncovered that in 1992 Trump held a calendar-girl competition at Mar-a-Lago where Epstein was the only other guest aside from young women contestants.
• Florida businessman George Houraney, who organized the event, said he expected a roster of VIPs and was taken aback when only Epstein appeared.
• Jill Harth’s lawsuit asserts that Trump forcibly kissed and fondled her in a Mar-a-Lago bedroom and blocked her from leaving during the party.
• A former 22-year-old contestant told Harth that Trump later crawled into her bed uninvited, renewing long-standing sexual misconduct claims.
• On July 15, Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a motion to unseal grand jury transcripts from the Epstein investigation, and on July 17 Trump sued the Wall Street Journal, News Corp and Rupert Murdoch for defamation.