The "younger staffer" whom former President Donald Trump allegedly took an activity in is denying claims that he sexually pressured her for the duration of her time at the White House.
On Tuesday, Trump used to be determined dependable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll in a Manhattan branch store's dressing room in the 1990s. In the wake of the verdict, numerous former Trump White House staffers spoke out about conduct they seen in the White House, pronouncing Trump took a "very eager interest" in one particular staffer.
Among them was once former Trump White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, who says she raised the count with two exclusive chiefs of staff.
Now, however, the staffer who was once the difficulty of the allegation has informed Newsweek the claims are "totally false." Newsweek has granted the staffer anonymity due to the fact she did now not prefer to be publicly identified.
"None of what is being insinuated or alleged is even remotely true," she stated over textual content messages.
Asked about the staffer's denial, Grisham instructed Newsweek that the female wasn't in the room when Trump allegedly made feedback about her.
"Everybody talked about how a lot he paid interest to her and he constantly referred to as for her and desired her on trips," she said. "Everybody seen it."
Grisham added, "It's variety of a widely wide-spread issue in D.C. circles."
On Wednesday, former Trump White House communications director Alyssa Farah Griffin informed CNN that she notion the way Trump "engaged with female was once dangerous." She additionally stated that she mentioned sure situations to former White House chief of personnel Mark Meadows and that there had been "countless cases" of misconduct.
Grisham advised CNN on Wednesday that the scenario between Trump and the youthful staffer made her "extremely uncomfortable." She stated she pulled the staffer apart to talk about it.
In her 2021 book, I'll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw at the Trump White House, Grisham stated she was once no longer alleging that "anything happened" between Trump and the female however stated that the president over and over requested for the staffer to tour with him.
She wrote that he would ask for the staffer to be added to his workplace cabin on his airplane at some point of trips—something "he'd hardly ever executed with everyone else." When Grisham could not discover an excuse to no longer ship the staffer, she would accompany her and continue to be with the youthful lady the whole time.
On one specific trip, Grisham "got a name later on relaying that the president said, 'let's deliver her up right here and seem to be at her a**.'" She wrote that after the incident she tried to preserve the staffer off of trips.
Olivia Troye, who was once an adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence and his lead staffer on the White House coronavirus undertaking force, informed Newsweek on Thursday that she additionally witnessed such conduct firsthand.
"He did it overtly and made the remarks brazenly even in meetings," Troye said. She introduced that "this conduct used to be a acknowledged element throughout many senior staff" in the White House.
In a statement, Trump spokesman Steven Cheung advised Newsweek, "These unscrupulous humans need to be ashamed of themselves for peddling pretend news. Instead of spending time concocting conspiracy theories at the Bombay Club, they must center of attention their strength elsewhere."
Trump legal professional Christina Bobb has defended the former president, announcing that she has "never once" felt uncomfortable via his feedback or behavior.
"I love working for him and working with him," Bobb informed Newsweek. "He's a amazing man, humorous and a pleasure to be around."
More than a dozen of female have accused Trump of sexual harassment over the years. Those allegations have covered undesirable touching, groping and forcible kissing—all of which Trump has vehemently denied.
Only one allegation—Carroll's—has been affirmed via a jury. Trump has endured to deny any wrongdoing in that case and has stated that he does no longer recognize Carroll.
"[Carroll] wasn't raped, OK?" Trump stated for the duration of Wednesday's CNN city hall. "And I did not do whatever else either, OK, due to the fact I do not understand who the hell she is."
On Tuesday, jurors rejected Carroll's declare that she used to be raped by way of Trump in a dressing room at Bergdorf Goodman however determined Trump in charge for sexual abuse and awarded Carroll $5 million.
Trump's wife, former first woman Melania Trump, hasn't spoken publicly about the allegations towards her husband. Known for being a personal person, she has stimulated human beings to use "good judgment" when figuring out if testimonies based totally on nameless sources are true.
Grisham, who in the past served as the chief of body of workers for the former first lady, said she by no means informed Melania about her husband's alleged pastime in the youthful staffer. To the great of her knowledge, Grisham said, she does not agree with Melania knew about it.