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Donald Trump has denied a former model’s claim he groped her in front of a smirking Jeffrey Epstein.
Stacey Williams said that the ex-US president put his hands “all over my breasts” as the disgraced financier stood next to her at New York’s Trump Tower in 1993.
The 56-year-old alleges Trump and Epstein - later convicted of child sex offences - were smiling at each other and that it seemed like a “twisted game”.
Sports Illustrated star Ms Williams’ story puts the focus back on Mr Trump’s relationship with Epstein less than two weeks before the election on November 5 between him and Democrat Kamala Harris.
More than two dozen women have accused the Republican candidate of sexual misconduct, which he denies.
Epstein, the paedophile pal of Prince Andrew, hanged himself in 2019 while awaiting trial.
Ms Williams said she briefly dated Epstein, adding: “It became very clear that he and Donald were really, really good friends and spent a lot of time together.”
The alleged incident occurred months later when Epstein suggested they stop at Trump Tower during a walk.
Upon their arrival, Ms Williams claims Trump pulled her towards him and began groping her, placing his hands on her breasts, waist, and bottom. She said she froze as she was “deeply confused”.
Ms Williams then recalled that she believed she saw Trump and Epstein smiling at each other during the encounter.
Not long after, Williams said she received a postcard from Trump, delivered to her modeling agency via courier, with a picture of Palm Beach on the front that featured his Mar-a-Lago resort.
“Stacey, Your home away from home. Love, Donald,” the undated card read on the back, the Guardian and CNN reports.
She revealed her claims on a call for a group called Survivors for Kamala, which supports Harris.
There is no evidence to suggest Trump or the Duke of York were aware of the late paedophile’s depravity.
In a statement Karoline Leavitt, press secretary for Trump’s campaign, said: “These accusations, made by a former activist for Barack Obama and announced on a [Kamala] Harris campaign call two weeks before the election, are unequivocally false.
“It’s obvious this fake story was contrived by the Harris campaign.”
