File 031191
Trump's Assessment of Epstein and California Assault Report (File 031191)
Document discussing Trump's views on Epstein and detailing a sexual assault complaint filed by a young actress in California in spring 1997 at a luxury hotel.
Summary
Dated May 20, 1997, this document reflects on Trump's instincts about Jeffrey Epstein and reveals a sexual assault complaint filed with the Santa Monica Police Department by a young actress and model who had appeared on television shows. The victim described an encounter with Epstein at Shutters on the Beach hotel in California, where he was a regular guest. She provided physical details identifying Epstein as approximately 5'11" to 6' tall with gray hair and brown eyes, and noted he owned a large black four-door Mercedes. The complaint came about a week after she had initially discussed an encounter with Epstein with the responding officer but declined to file formal charges at that time.
______• May 20, 1997Donald Trump's instincts regarding Jeffrey Epstein were solid. Rut ifthe reporters who were beginning to look into Epstein's mysteriousbackground had dug a bit further, there's a chalice they would have hitpay dirt as well—and not just in Palm Beach.In California, for instance, a paper trail already stretched from theSanta Monica Police Department to Epstein's front door.In the spring—almost the summer—of 1997, a call came in to thepolice. The young woman who placed it—a young actress who'dappeared on Baywatch and General Hospital—said she'd been sexuallyassaulted at a trendy hotel called Shutters on the Beach.The officer who took the call knew the woman's name—and her voice. A week earlier, she'd told him about an encounter withEpstein. The worliall had not wanted to make a formal complaint at thetime. But she had taken the cop's card, and now he was happy to hearthat she'd changed her mind.In a shaky voice, described Epstein as a tallish man—five feeteleven or six feet in height was her guess—with gray hair and browneyes. He was the owner of a large black four-door Mercedes and was aregular at Shutters on the Beach, which was the kind of place that costone thousand dollars a night and was frequented by actors, agents, andother Hollywood types.told the cop that she was a model and actress herself. She'dknown Epc;i0in for about a month They had a friend in common, andshe'd sent him her head shots.HOUSE OVERSIGHT 031191