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FACT CHECK (Boise)
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By Reuters Fact Check
The Associated Press did not say prosecutors were “reconsidering” bringing child rape and molestation charges against former U.S. President Donald Trump, contrary to baseless posts on social media.
Facebook posts, opens new tab say, “BREAKING NEWS. Prosecutors Are Reconsidering Bringing Charges Against Former President Donald J. Trump On Child Rape And Molestation Charges. AP News.”
Lauren Easton, a representative for the AP, said in an email that the agency did not report any such story.
No such article or alert exists on the AP website, opens new tab.
The posts surfaced days following the July 1, opens new tab release of transcripts from the prosecution of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein in 2006. The transcripts, ordered by Florida Judge Luis Delgado, contain almost 200 pages of details about Epstein including first hand reports from victims and settlements with the victims, the BBC reported, opens new tab.
While Trump has been mentioned in previous Epstein related documents, he has not been accused of wrongdoing, the BBC reported.
There are no credible news reports about any child molestation charges against Trump.
Trump is currently involved in several legal issues, opens new tab including a trial over hush money paid to a porn star, two election subversion charges, a civil lawsuit over overstating his net worth, charges he unlawfully kept classified documents, and a sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit.
VERDICT
False. The Associated Press did not report that prosecutors were bringing child molestation charges against former U.S. President Donald Trump.
This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check