Trump personally denied Taggart McDowell's allegation

Date: 2016-10-13
Entry type: public-denial
Current status: Superseded evidence record · Open correction
Last reviewed: 2026-09-03

Trump's NBC response is a denial, not an adjudication.

Entities and roles

Donald J. TrumpDonald Trump root
Temple Taggart McDowellsubject of Trump's public denial

Relationships in this file

Donald J. Trumppublicly denied allegationTemple Taggart McDowell
personaldocumented1 sourceSuperseded evidenceCited claim 1

Claims and evidence

factdocumented
Superseded · open corrected record
Donald Trump told NBC that he did not know Temple Taggart McDowell, had never kissed her, and emphatically denied her claim. This record documents Trump's denial; it does not adjudicate Taggart McDowell's allegation.
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