Washington sources reported that Mr. Trump said E. Jean Carroll was "totally lying" about the alleged attack in a New York department store. Mr. Trump told "I'll say it with great respect: Number one, she's not my type. Number two, it never happened. It never happened, OK?". Furthermore Ms Carroll, 75, made the allegations in the New York magazine last Friday.
Reportedly Ms Carroll is the 16th woman to accuse Mr Trump of sexual misconduct. Mr Trump has denied all allegations against him. Accordingly she says the attack allegedly happened at a Bergdorf Goodman store in Manhattan in late 1995 or early 1996, when the pair bumped into each other while shopping. Further the former Apprentice star and real estate magnate allegedly asked her for advice when buying lingerie for another woman and jokingly asked her to model it for him.
Moreover he denied even knowing Ms Carroll despite being pictured with her in New York magazine alongside details of her allegations. He said "She is it's just a terrible thing that people can make statements like that". Perhaps it is his third denial since Ms Carroll went public, with Mr Trump previously accusing her of "trying to sell a new book" and "peddling fake news". Finally in response to Mr Trump's latest denial and "not my type" comment, Ms Carroll told CNN: "I love that I'm not his type
