The Police Report Complicating a White House Endorsement

"In the report, which I obtained, the woman described to police how Miguez had sex with her even though she told him no, and then followed her when she fled the home. She told police that she'd hidden behind a car near a convenience store until a friend could join her, then called 911. An officer took her to a hospital for a rape-kit examination, the report stated."

"Two people familiar with the White House endorsement process told me that Trump's top advisers were not informed of the police report or the rape accusation before the president endorsed. That has raised concerns that Miguez either wasn't"

"The police report has put the president in a difficult position, because Trump has been repeatedly accused of sexual assault and was found liable for sexual abuse in a New York civil trial. The president has denied any wrongdoing."

President Trump gave his complete endorsement to Blake Miguez, a Republican candidate for Louisiana's Fifth Congressional District. Shortly after, Miguez posted a video from outside the White House highlighting his close relationship with Trump's team. However, Trump's top advisers were not informed before the endorsement of a 2007 police report in which Miguez's former girlfriend accused him of rape and abusive behavior, including locking her in bedrooms and holding her down. The woman reported the incident to police, underwent a rape-kit examination, but declined to press charges. Miguez was detained and questioned at age 25. The Miguez campaign denies the allegations. This situation creates complications given Trump's own history of sexual assault accusations and a civil judgment finding him liable for sexual abuse.

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