A House Judiciary Committee Democratic report says former Miss Switzerland Beatrice Keul accused President Trump of raping her in a New York hotel suite in 1993 during a pageant event.
Story Snapshot
- Committee Democrats reported Keul’s detailed allegation tied to a 1993 pageant at Trump’s Plaza Hotel.
- Keul’s story names dates, places, and a pageant context, and describes physical injuries.
- The White House denied the report’s allegations in broad terms, calling them false.
- Earlier public claims from 2024 described a less severe encounter in the same setting.
What the committee report says about the allegation
House Judiciary Committee Democrats released a report on October 26, 2026 that includes an interview summary from Beatrice Keul, a former Miss Switzerland titleholder. The report says Keul told staff that President Trump raped her in a suite at the Plaza Hotel in November 1993 during the American Dream Pageant. The summary describes a meeting at a pageant press event and a later invitation to the suite, followed by force, torn clothing, and injuries she described as bleeding and bruising.
People magazine, citing the committee summary, reported that Keul said Trump offered to help her secure a United States visa and admission to New York University before the alleged assault. The article adds that her account places the events within the pageant’s schedule at the Trump-owned Plaza Hotel. The report also situates her allegation in a broader review of claimed links between Trump and Jeffrey Epstein. The White House rejected the report’s allegations as false and politically driven.
How this account compares to prior public statements
In 2024, The Independent reported on Keul’s interview with the Daily Mail, where she said Trump invited her to his Plaza Hotel suite in 1993 and kissed, grabbed, and tried to lift her dress. That account did not allege rape. The 2026 committee summary describes a more severe assault in the same hotel-suite setting. The shared core details include the Plaza Hotel, the pageant context, and a private suite meeting around the 1993 event.
Mediaite’s coverage noted a discrepancy in location reporting across outlets. Several stories place the incident at the Plaza Hotel in New York, while some describe a Trump hotel in Atlantic City. That difference involves a central fact, the site of the alleged assault. The committee summary and People’s report present the Plaza Hotel in New York as the location tied to the pageant setting, while other coverage mentions Atlantic City without resolving the conflict.
The denial from the White House and what comes next
After the report’s release, the White House issued categorical denials. People quoted a statement saying the allegations are untrue and claiming Trump has been fully cleared in matters connected to Epstein. HuffPost likewise reported a statement that none of the report’s allegations are true. No charging decision or law enforcement action has been reported in the material reviewed here. The committee’s press release frames the report as part of a wider inquiry into alleged misconduct.
Cases like this often surface years later and can be hard to document, which shapes what evidence may exist and how the public responds. Researchers have found that many sexual assaults are not reported to police, and delays are common when a known or powerful person is involved. One study cited here found delays were more likely when the accused was known to the complainant, and that only about one-third of incidents were reported at all.
Why this matters beyond partisanship
This allegation arrives in a charged political moment. President Trump is in office. Republicans control Congress. Democrats oppose him on key issues. Still, the stakes here reach beyond party lines. People across the spectrum worry about abuse of power, unequal treatment, and whether institutions work for the few or for everyone. The committee’s summary, the White House denial, and the gaps in public records will likely drive calls for transparency and a closer look at the primary materials.
Sources:
mediaite.com, democrats-judiciary.house.gov, people.com, economictimes.com, rawstory.com
