Overview
- The Atlantic published a 2007 police report detailing a former girlfriend’s allegation that Blake Miguez raped her, sought a rape-kit exam, and that he was detained and questioned before no charges were filed after she declined to press charges.
- The Miguez campaign denies the allegation and has highlighted an email from the accuser’s father calling his daughter’s claims lies, while the Club for Growth says it still backs Miguez.
- Two people familiar with the White House endorsement process told The Atlantic that top Trump advisers were not informed of the police report before the president endorsed Miguez, and the White House declined to comment.
- Miguez posted a video outside the West Wing touting meetings shortly after President Trump issued a 'Complete and Total Endorsement' in early February.
- Local coverage notes the accuser’s mother and brother told the Times-Picayune they do not believe her, as the race heads toward a May 16 Republican primary in Louisiana’s deep-red 5th District.