Trump sues E. Jean Carroll for defamation after jury finds he sexually abused her
FORMER U.S. President Donald Trump sued E. Jean Carroll for defamation, alleging she falsely accused him of rape after a jury in a civil trial found that he sexually abused her. Trump's counterclaim against Carroll in Manhattan federal court comes after a jury's unusual finding in May that he sexually abused and defamed but did not rape Carroll, a former Elle magazine advice columnist. Trump seeks a retraction as well as unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. Carroll's lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, said in a statement that Trump's filing was "nothing more than his latest effort to delay accountability" for the jury's verdict. "Donald…