Barron Trump Reports Assault to UK Police During Video Call

In an unexpected twist, Barron Trump, the youngest son of former President Donald Trump, contacted UK authorities reporting an alleged assault against a friend during a video call, prompting legal proceedings against the accused.

During a recent court hearing, it was revealed that Barron Trump, 19, witnessed an assault on a friend via video call and immediately reported it to UK police. The accused, Matvei Rumiantsev, faces serious charges, including assault and rape, which he denies. The incident in question occurred in January 2025, and Barron's involvement adds a high-profile layer to the ongoing trial.

Donald Trump's youngest son contacted UK police saying he witnessed a friend in London being beat up during a video call, a court has heard. Barron Trump, 19, told police he had friends call 999 from the US so that he could report the alleged attack in January 2025.

Matvei Rumiantsev, 22, is on trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court accused of assault and two counts of rape, among other charges, against the alleged victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons. He denies assault, actual bodily harm, two counts of rape, intentional strangulation, and perverting the course of justice by pressuring the woman to withdraw her complaints.

Trump called the alleged victim on 18 January last year. Shortly after placing the call, the US president's fifth child contacted the police and said she was being assaulted. I'm calling from the US, uh I just got a call from a girl, you know, she's getting beat up, he said, according to a transcript of the call released by the Crown Prosecution Service.

When asked by the operator how he knows the woman, he said: I don't think these details matter, she's getting beat up but OK fine, also I met her on social media, I don't think that matters. The operator responded: Can you stop being rude and actually answer my questions? Trump was later asked by police to provide a witness statement and said in an email on 2 May that what he saw had been very brief indeed but indeed prevalent.

He continued: I made two of my friends call the Met Police in the UK, even though they are in the US. Rumiantsev denies the charges, which date between November 2024 and January 2025. Prosecutors allege Rumiantsev strangled the woman the evening of 17 January last year. She later called the police, and the Russian national was arrested on the morning of 18 January and taken into custody.

The trial continues...