Lisa Boyne and Donald J. Trump
This profile summarises publicly reported allegations made by Lisa Boyne concerning Donald J. Trump. It draws on reputable sources and includes responses where available. These are allegations and not criminal findings.
Last updated: 20 November 2025
Summary
Lisa Boyne, a health and wellness entrepreneur from New York, alleged that in the mid-1990s she attended a dinner in New York City with Donald J. Trump and others where Trump made lewd remarks and looked up women’s skirts. She claims the dinner episode involved modelling-industry figures, and that she was invited though she was not then a model. Boyne first publicly discussed the event in October 2016 via media interviews and was later listed in major summaries of alleged misconduct by Trump. Trump’s campaign denied the allegation. No civil or criminal legal action has been reported, and the claim remains unadjudicated.
Key Facts
Alleged incident: Mid-1990s — a dinner in New York City attended by Donald J. Trump, modelling agent John Casablancas and a number of young women.
Alleged behaviour: Boyne says that seated in a semi-circular booth, the women were forced to walk across the table to leave, and Trump allegedly looked under their skirts and commented on their underwear and genitalia.
Public disclosure: First widely reported in October 2016 following media interviews; later listed in major aggregator reports of allegations.
Trump’s response: His campaign called the account “false and politically motivated.”
Legal action: None known as of 20 November 2025.
Explanation:
These facts summarise the who, what, when, why and how of the allegation, outline the disclosure timeline, describe how the accused responded, and note the absence of legal proceedings.
Timeline
Mid-1990s — According to Boyne, she attended a dinner in New York with Trump and modeling-industry figures. She alleges that during the dinner Trump instructed women to walk across a table to leave, looked up their skirts, and commented on their underwear and genitals. She says she left the event feeling uncomfortable though she did not claim direct assault.
October 2016 — Boyne’s allegations became publicly known. Her story was included in media interviews and later referenced in lists of women who accused Trump of wrongdoing. Although no single major exclusive article focused only on her, her claim appears in multi-accuser summaries.
2017–2025 — Her name continues to appear in aggregated summaries and timelines of allegations against Trump. No known lawsuit or criminal complaint has emerged. The allegation remains part of the public record without formal adjudication.
Media Coverage
Aggregate news outlets and fact-box articles list Lisa Boyne among many women who have made allegations against Trump. For example, Reuters included her claim in a 2019 “Factbox” article, and Time’s 2017 feature provided a relatively detailed description of her allegation. Business Insider’s December 2017 list also covers her. These pieces do not offer a dedicated full-length feature on Boyne, but they verify the public existence of her claim and its inclusion in the broader narrative of alleged misconduct.
Responses and Statements
Donald J. Trump / Campaign – The campaign denied Boyne’s allegation, calling it false and politically motivated, and maintained that the claim lacked merit.
Lisa Boyne – She stated in interviews that she decided to come forward when other women did, in order to contribute to public awareness. She described the dinner incident as unpleasant, though she did not claim sexual assault or file a complaint.
Context and Considerations
Boyne’s allegation should be understood in the context of other claims by women who interacted with Trump or his enterprises in the 1980s-2000s. Many allegations from this period involve unsolicited contact, power imbalances, and incidents not pursued legally. The lack of a dedicated major feature or litigation in Boyne’s case means the evidence is more limited than in some other claims. Nonetheless, her account has been consistently included in reputable summaries of accusations.
Because the dinner reportedly occurred more than two decades ago, contemporaneous records are scarce. The reliance on memory, secondary recounting and aggregated reporting means the reader should approach the claim as part of a broader pattern of allegations—while noting it remains untested in court.
Conclusion
Lisa Boyne alleges that Donald J. Trump made inappropriate remarks and looked under women’s skirts at a dinner in New York in the mid-1990s. She came forward publicly in 2016. Trump denies the claim, and no legal action followed. While the allegation is less documented than some others, it remains part of the publicly reported record of women’s accounts of misconduct by Trump. It highlights issues of consent, power, and professional vulnerability in social and modelling-industry contexts.
Sources
Reuters – “Factbox: Women who have accused Trump of inappropriate conduct” (27 Jun 2019)
Time – “Donald Trump Accusers: Women Who Alleged Sexual Misconduct” (12 Dec 2017)
Business Insider – “The 26 Women Who Have Accused Trump of Sexual Misconduct” (11 Dec 2017)