Proof of Cruelty: Donald Trump’s Decades of Violence

This fifth book in the New York Times-bestselling Proof series is a carefully sourced exposé on the secret crimes of Donald Trump—with a focus on his criminal violence. Reader discretion is advised.

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{Note: This 405-page, Fall 2024 report on the violent crimes Donald Trump has been credibly accused of is the fifth book in the Proof series. Other books in the series include the national bestsellers Proof of Collusion (Simon & Schuster, 2018); Proof of Conspiracy (Macmillan, 2019); and Proof of Corruption (Macmillan, 2020), as well as the full-length ebook Proof of Coup (Substack, 2022). The Proof Project also includes an international Top 10 podcast that ran before the 2020 election, Proof: A Pre-Election Special (Cineflix/Connect3 Media, 2020).}

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Table of Contents

• Epigraphs

• Prologue

• A Note to Readers

• Introduction

1. Dennis Burnham

2. Elementary School Girls

3. Charles Walker

4. Jeffrey Bier

5. A Secret and Illegal Weapons Cache

6. NYMA Boys

7. New York Military Academy Band Member

8. NYMA Boys II

9. Donald Trump Jr.

10. Ivana Trump

11. Trump Models

12. Jeffrey Epstein’s Wingman

13. Faith Daniels

14. Kristin Anderson

15. Jill Harth

16. Jessica Leeds

17. Rachel Crooks

18. Jessica Drake

19. Mindy McGillivray

20. Amy Dorris

21. Ninni Laaksonen

22. Temple Taggart McDowell

23. Cassandra Searles

24. Karen Johnson

25. Natasha Stoynoff

26. Cather Heller

27. Karena Virginia

28. Summer Zervos

29. E. Jean Carroll

30. Too Many Women to Name

31. Vaughn Hillyard

32. Jamal Khashoggi

33. Qasem Soleimani

34. Ashli Babbitt

35. Katie Johnson

• Conclusion