Gloria Allred Representing Clients Accusing Trump of Sexual Abuse or Harassment, She Says

Civil rights attorney Gloria Allred announced Monday that she represents women who accuse Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump of sexually harassing or abusing them.

In doing so, she joined a chorus of sources alleging that the “Access Hollywood” tape of Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump bragging about sexually assaulting women is just a glimpse of his troubling, inappropriate behavior.

"I cannot comment except to say that some women who allege inappropriate contact by Mr. Trump contacted me both before and after the release of the Access Hollywood tapes," Allred told Patch. "However, I cannot reveal their names or the content of their communications. Their communications are confidential."

"That's about all I can say for now, and we'll have to wait and see what happens next," Allred told City News Service.

A spokeswoman for the Trump campaign has not returned Patch’s calls for comment.

The announcement comes days after Allred dared the nominee to release his employees from nondisclosure clauses.

“We need a President who respects the rights of women in the workplace not someone who creates a hostile and sexist environment for women who work and not someone like Mr. Trump who believes pregnancy is an inconvenience for employers; and who enables sexism,” she said in a written release. “I call on Donald Trump to release all of his employees and former employees from their non-disclosure clauses so that they can tell the public what they suffered when they had the unfortunate experience of working for Donald Trump, and I urge him to promise not to retaliate against them if they tell the truth.”

Like the presidential campaign itself, Allred’s press release veers into surprisingly lurid detail: “Donald Trump once made a remark to TMZ about me. He said 'Gloria would be very very impressed' which TMZ suggested in the context of the interview with him meant that I would be impressed with his penis. No Donald, I wouldn’t. What would impress me would be having Hillary Rodham Clinton in the White House, not a man who blatantly denigrates women in the workplace.”

Allred’s allegations come amid an avalanche of speculation that more lewd Trump tapes exist. Fox News reporter Geraldo Rivera said he has “embarrassing tapes” of Trump from years of interviews, but he did not say if he would release them.

Similarly, “The Apprentice” producer Bill Pruitt tweeted “As a producer on seasons 1 & 2 of #theapprentice I assure you: when it comes to the #trump tapes there are far worse. #just beginning”

The tweet set off a firestorm with wealthy Clinton backer Mark Cuban tweeting he would be willing to pay the legal fees and fines of anyone willing to leak the rumored tapes. Last week the Associated Press ran a story in which “The Apprentice” crew members claimed Trump harassed and demeaned cast and crew, rating women by their looks and openly discussing which ones he’d have sex with.

The rampant speculation prompted MGM, which owns all “The Apprentice” footage, to issue a statement to Variety Monday declaring that it would not be releasing any tapes due to contractual obligations.

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Photo: Gloria Allred via Wikimedia Commons