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Barron Trump helps alleged assault victim in UK to whom he is ‘very close with’

Barron Trump, the youngest son of President Donald Trump, was cited in a criminal case in the United Kingdom as a “very brief” witness.

The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed to the Washington Examiner that Trump called law enforcement in London after witnessing an assault of a woman he was on a video call with on Jan. 18, 2025. Trump was able to get a hold of police in the United States within 10 minutes of the video call. This happened to be days before President Donald Trump was inaugurated for the second time.

Last May, London Police engaged Barron Trump in an email correspondence to investigate the assault. The correspondence was read in the U.K.’s Snaresbrook Crown Court Thursday.

“I didn’t expect her to pick up due to the time difference,” Trump’s email read, according to the Press Association. “The individual who answered was a shirtless man with darkish hair. This view lasted maybe one second … then the view flipped to the victim.”

“As per evidence, I do not have any. I was told by the victim who I am very close with that this individual was giving her difficulty for a long time,” Trump added. 

Matvei Rumiantsev, 22, is the alleged suspect Trump saw in the video call. Rumiantsev is denying the charges of assault, actual bodily harm, two counts of rape, intentional strangulation, and perverting the course of justice.

Trump, 19, is finishing his sophomore year at New York University’s Stern School of Business while living at the White House. Trump was present at his father’s inauguration, which occurred two days after his phone call with London police.

The Washington Examiner reached out to the White House for comment.

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