Don Jr. hypes Jeffrey Epstein victim's recanted claims -- but leaves his dad's name off the list

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45% : According to The Messenger, Ransome allegedly wrote that her friend had sex with Trump on "regular occasions" at Epstein's mansion, and recalled meeting her for coffee once before she was scheduled to meet them both at the Manhattan townhouse.
32% : A spokesperson for Trump said that the claims were baseless.
25% : "In the fall of 2016, she had suggested to the New York Post that she had sex tapes of half a dozen prominent people, including Bill Clinton and Donald Trump -- but couldn't provide the tapes when asked," reporter Connie Bruck wrote, adding, "(Ransome told me that she had invented the tapes to draw attention to Epstein's behavior, and to make him believe that she had 'evidence that would come out if he harmed me.')"Want a daily wrap-up of all the news and commentary Salon has to offer?
16% : "Donald Trump liked flicking and sucking her nipples until they were raw.
15% : Trump has been accused of misconduct several other times over the years.
13% : Several media outlets, including Sky News, the New York Post and The Guardian, ran stories following Monday's unsealing reporting that a witness claimed in a series of emails that Epstein had "sex tapes" of Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton and Sir Richard Branson, many of them also mentioning in the body of the article that Trump had also been accused of appearing in those videos.
13% : In 2020 ABC News reported that "[a]t least 18 women have accused Donald Trump of varying inappropriate behavior," including claims of "sexual harassment or sexual assault.
11% : over a headline that read, "Breaking News: Court documents allege Jeffrey Epstein recorded sex tapes of Prince Andrew, Bill Clinton, and Sir Richard Branson," but excluding Trump's name.
6% : Liberals, Rolling Stone notes, largely highlighted the claims in the same document that Trump Sr. sexually abused an underage girl, with the Independent writing that "Donald Trump's alleged 'sexual proclivities'" were "graphically detailed in new Epstein documents" and Newsweek dubbing Monday's documents the "Worst One for Trump Yet."The released documents so far have largely outlined details and names already widely known to be linked to Epstein after years of interconnected legal battles.

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