No publicly confirmed investigation
Portnoff's response to media inquiries appeared in a video attributed to her Instagram account, @amore.newyork. Its caption read: "Go ask Donald J. Trump and his inner circle!" In the recording, she objects to reporters' requests for more details and says: "If you'd like to corroborate what's going on, please contact the Attorney General's office."
She directs journalists to New York Attorney General Letitia James and California Attorney General Rob Bonta, without explaining what connection the California office might have to her allegations. Portnoff says police told her an investigation was underway, but she identifies neither the department nor any documentation confirming that account. No law enforcement agency has publicly confirmed an investigation into her claims.
Snopes reported in its November 4 fact-check that it could neither substantiate the accusations nor establish whether any authority was investigating them. White House spokesperson Lauren Bis rejected the claims in a November 2 statement to the outlet: "These are false and slanderous allegations. President Trump has never even met or heard of this woman."
Portnoff also cautions reporters against contacting possible witnesses or interfering with evidence. Although she says she has discussed the allegations more extensively with two journalists, she acknowledges withholding some information. "Believe me, this has been reported," she says, while suggesting Trump's presidency could complicate approaching the FBI. Those remarks do not establish whether state or federal investigators are involved.
The allegations and claimed intimidation
In an October 30, 2026, Instagram video, Portnoff alleged that Trump began sexually abusing her at about age eight, that the abuse intensified around age 10 and stopped at 12. She said she was targeted again when she was 16 and 17. According to Snopes, she initially made the accusations anonymously using the name Jane Doe.
Portnoff is clinical director of New York Psychology Practice. The practice provides remote therapy and lists trauma, anxiety, depression, mood disorders and eating disorders among the conditions it treats. Her professional biography lists a 2011 bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Denver, followed by a master's degree in 2017, an MPhil in 2019 and a clinical psychology PhD in 2021 from Columbia University.
In another Instagram statement, Portnoff called Trump "Satan" and described repeated contact from someone she characterized as his political fixer. She cited an alleged invitation to a New York Yankees game on September 11, 2025, and proposed meetings at New York's Waldorf Astoria and Bobby Van's restaurant. She interpreted those alleged approaches as attempts to intimidate her; neither the contacts nor that explanation of their purpose has been established by publicly available independent evidence.
Snopes reported a separate allegation by Portnoff that Elon Musk was among those who "repeatedly approached" her and her friends. The outlet said it had sought comment through SpaceX about her claim that Musk's approaches were intended to intimidate her and was awaiting a response.
According to IBTimes UK, Portnoff also alleged in her video that evidence associated with her reports had been destroyed and that someone attempted to kill her after she filed a report. She called for Trump's removal from office and described the alleged conduct as organized crime involving national security. The recording did not name a specific political fixer or establish who allegedly accessed records, destroyed evidence or tried to harm her.
Separate claims about congressional referrals
Portnoff says the Senate Judiciary Committee recommended sending her reports to state attorneys general. That account has not been independently verified.
A separate development preceded her public accusations: On October 26, 2026, House Judiciary Committee Democrats released a report calling for Trump to be investigated as a co-conspirator with Jeffrey Epstein in the trafficking and abuse of young women during the 1990s, according to Snopes.
Snopes said the House Democrats' recommendation drew on accounts from 11 women, five of whom alleged that Trump raped or sexually assaulted them. The outlet could not determine whether any of those accounts came from Portnoff under another name.
Book post and pageant references
Snopes also examined an Instagram post in which Portnoff said she was writing a book titled "Jane Doe," using the same placeholder name she said she had used for her anonymous complaint. She described the book as being "about a child beauty queen from 1996" and tagged Miss Teen USA. The meaning of "1996" was unclear: Snopes could not establish whether it referred to the beginning of the alleged abuse, her birth year or something else.
For context, Snopes reported that Trump purchased the Miss Universe organization, including the Miss Teen pageant, in 1996 and co-owned it with NBC until 2015. Citing PBS, the outlet said at least four Miss Teen USA participants had accused him of entering while they were changing. The PBS reporting also described allegations of inappropriate conduct from 16 women overall.
