At least a dozen women have come forward with allegations against Donald Trump in the days since a 2005 recording in which the Republican presidential nominee bragged about using his celebrity status to sexually assault women became public.
The audio, captured on a hot microphone on the set of "Days of Our Lives" before Trump taped a cameo appearance for the soap opera, was first obtained and published Oct. 7 by The Washington Post.
"I better use some Tic Tacs just in case I start kissing her," Trump says on the tape after he spots actress Arianne Zucker. "You know, I'm automatically attracted to beautiful women — I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. And when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. … Grab them by the (expletive). You can do anything."
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Trump has emphatically denied the accusations and promised to reveal evidence that the allegations are baseless "at the appropriate time."
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Woman have accused him of multiple incidents dating back to the 1980s. They range from claims that he walked in on young beauty pageant contestants as they were changing to allegations that he forced himself upon them.
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Here's what we know so far about the accusations:
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