In 2019, Ronan Farrow claimed the National Enquirer helped Donald Trump bury allegations that he raped a 13-year-old girl. According to Newsweek, Farrow 's 2019 book, "Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators" claims American Media Inc. (AMI), the ex-owner of the National Enquirer, "tried to help Donald Trump bury allegations he raped a teenager in 1994." 2016 Allegations That Trump Raped a 13-Year-Old Girl When a 2016 lawsuit accused then-candidate Trump of raping her when she was 13, few United States media outlets covered the story.