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Writer for People Magazine Describes Forced Kiss by Trump Writer for People Magazine Describes Forced Kiss by Trump
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A former writer for People magazine wrote in a first-person account posted Wednesday night that Donald J. Trump cornered her alone in 2005, “pushing me against the wall and forcing his tongue down my throat,” while she was at his Florida residence to interview him and his wife.A former writer for People magazine wrote in a first-person account posted Wednesday night that Donald J. Trump cornered her alone in 2005, “pushing me against the wall and forcing his tongue down my throat,” while she was at his Florida residence to interview him and his wife.
People posted the story by the writer, Natasha Stoynoff, several hours after the publication of a New York Times article in which two women described sexually aggressive behavior years ago by Mr. Trump, now the Republican nominee for president. Mr. Trump and his campaign have vigorously denied the women’s accounts.People posted the story by the writer, Natasha Stoynoff, several hours after the publication of a New York Times article in which two women described sexually aggressive behavior years ago by Mr. Trump, now the Republican nominee for president. Mr. Trump and his campaign have vigorously denied the women’s accounts.
Ms. Stoynoff wrote that the December 2005 interview focused on the first wedding anniversary of Mr. Trump and his wife, Melania, who was pregnant at the time. That was the same year that Mr. Trump and the entertainment personality Billy Bush were recorded making vulgar and demeaning comments about women.Ms. Stoynoff wrote that the December 2005 interview focused on the first wedding anniversary of Mr. Trump and his wife, Melania, who was pregnant at the time. That was the same year that Mr. Trump and the entertainment personality Billy Bush were recorded making vulgar and demeaning comments about women.
Ms. Stoynoff said she knew the Trumps before the meeting — she had attended their wedding, reported on Mr. Trump at Trump Tower in New York City and covered his NBC reality series, “The Apprentice.”Ms. Stoynoff said she knew the Trumps before the meeting — she had attended their wedding, reported on Mr. Trump at Trump Tower in New York City and covered his NBC reality series, “The Apprentice.”
But during the 2005 assignment for People, she said, Mr. Trump told her that he wanted to show her around his Mar-a-Lago mansion, particularly one “tremendous” room she needed to see. His wife had gone off to another part of the residence to change into a new outfit, she wrote.But during the 2005 assignment for People, she said, Mr. Trump told her that he wanted to show her around his Mar-a-Lago mansion, particularly one “tremendous” room she needed to see. His wife had gone off to another part of the residence to change into a new outfit, she wrote.
“We walked into that room alone, and Trump shut the door behind us,” Ms. Stoynoff wrote. “I turned around, and within seconds he was pushing me against the wall and forcing his tongue down my throat.“We walked into that room alone, and Trump shut the door behind us,” Ms. Stoynoff wrote. “I turned around, and within seconds he was pushing me against the wall and forcing his tongue down my throat.
“I was stunned. And I was grateful when Trump’s longtime butler burst into the room a minute later, as I tried to unpin myself,” Ms. Stoynoff wrote. She said the butler “informed us that Melania would be down momentarily.”“I was stunned. And I was grateful when Trump’s longtime butler burst into the room a minute later, as I tried to unpin myself,” Ms. Stoynoff wrote. She said the butler “informed us that Melania would be down momentarily.”
She said that she had felt “utterly violated” by Mr. Trump’s actions that day in the room.She said that she had felt “utterly violated” by Mr. Trump’s actions that day in the room.
Messages requesting an interview with Ms. Stoynoff were not returned early Thursday.Messages requesting an interview with Ms. Stoynoff were not returned early Thursday.
On Thursday morning, Mr. Trump responded on Twitter, questioning why Ms. Stoynoff did not write about the “incident” when the People magazine feature was first published.On Thursday morning, Mr. Trump responded on Twitter, questioning why Ms. Stoynoff did not write about the “incident” when the People magazine feature was first published.
On Thursday, the editor-in-chief of People, Jess Cagle, said that Ms. Stoynoff’s fear of retaliation by Mr. Trump had kept her from reporting the incident when it happened, but she eventually shared the story because she felt it was her duty to make the public aware.On Thursday, the editor-in-chief of People, Jess Cagle, said that Ms. Stoynoff’s fear of retaliation by Mr. Trump had kept her from reporting the incident when it happened, but she eventually shared the story because she felt it was her duty to make the public aware.
“To assign any other motive is a disgusting, pathetic attempt to victimize her again,” Mr. Cagle said in a statement. “We stand steadfastly by her, and are proud to publish her clear, credible account of what happened.”“To assign any other motive is a disgusting, pathetic attempt to victimize her again,” Mr. Cagle said in a statement. “We stand steadfastly by her, and are proud to publish her clear, credible account of what happened.”
In her account, Ms. Stoynoff described how she tried to act normally and continue with her interviews. “I had a job to do, and I was determined to do it,” she wrote.In her account, Ms. Stoynoff described how she tried to act normally and continue with her interviews. “I had a job to do, and I was determined to do it,” she wrote.
“I sat in a chair that faced Trump, who waited for his wife on a love seat. The butler left us, and I fumbled with my tape recorder. Trump smiled and leaned forward: ”You know we’re going to have an affair, don’t you?” He became an attentive husband when Melania arrived, she wrote.“I sat in a chair that faced Trump, who waited for his wife on a love seat. The butler left us, and I fumbled with my tape recorder. Trump smiled and leaned forward: ”You know we’re going to have an affair, don’t you?” He became an attentive husband when Melania arrived, she wrote.
Ms. Stoynoff eventually returned to New York and said she discussed what happened with a colleague. They talked about whether to have the feature canceled, but she said she was ashamed, and blamed herself.Ms. Stoynoff eventually returned to New York and said she discussed what happened with a colleague. They talked about whether to have the feature canceled, but she said she was ashamed, and blamed herself.
“I minimized it (‘It’s not like he raped me …’); I doubted my recollection and my reaction. I was afraid that a famous, powerful, wealthy man could and would discredit and destroy me,” she wrote.“I minimized it (‘It’s not like he raped me …’); I doubted my recollection and my reaction. I was afraid that a famous, powerful, wealthy man could and would discredit and destroy me,” she wrote.
She said that her relationship with Mr. Trump and his wife had been "very friendly, professional” in the past. “Melania was kind and sweet during our many chats, and Donald was as bombastic and entertaining as you would expect,” she said. Afterward, she asked to be taken off the Trump beat and avoided them socially.She said that her relationship with Mr. Trump and his wife had been "very friendly, professional” in the past. “Melania was kind and sweet during our many chats, and Donald was as bombastic and entertaining as you would expect,” she said. Afterward, she asked to be taken off the Trump beat and avoided them socially.
Late Thursday, a lawyer for Mrs. Trump, in a letter, denied that she and Ms. Stoynoff had been friends.