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Trump sues E. Jean Carroll for defamation after jury finds he sexually abused her

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…
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Trump jokes about sexual abuse verdict, repeats election falsehoods

Trump jokes about sexual abuse verdict, repeats election falsehoods

AN unrepentant Donald Trump held firm to past grievances at the first televised town hall of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, stressing from the moment he took the stage that he has little intention of mounting a more disciplined campaign for his third White House bid. In a contentious 70-minute broadcast, Trump drew laughter from a New Hampshire audience when he mocked writer E. Jean Carroll's account of his having sexually abused her, repeated falsehoods about his 2020 election loss, said he would pardon many of his supporters convicted of taking part in a Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the…
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Trump sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll, jury finds, awarding her $5 million

Trump sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll, jury finds, awarding her $5 million

DONALD Trump sexually abused magazine writer E. Jean Carroll in the 1990s and then defamed her by branding her a liar, jurors decided and awarded her $5 million in damages. The former U.S. president, campaigning to retake the White House in 2024, will appeal, said his spokesman Steven Cheung. Trump will not have to pay so long as the case is on appeal. Carroll, 79, testified during the civil trial that Trump, 76, raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room in Manhattan in either 1995 or 1996, then harmed her reputation by writing in an October 2022 post on…
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Trump will not testify in New York rape, defamation trial

Trump will not testify in New York rape, defamation trial

FORMER U.S. President Donald Trump will not testify at a civil trial to challenge claims made by writer E. Jean Carroll that he raped her in the 1990s and later defamed her, after letting a Sunday deadline pass without asking the court to appear. Trump’s attorney Joseph Tacopina told the judge on Thursday that Trump had waived his right to testify in the trial in Manhattan federal court and opted not to present a defence in the case, gambling that jurors will find that Carroll had failed to make a persuasive case. In response to a Reuters request for comment,…
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Trump jurors see video of ex-president mistaking rape accuser for ex-wife

Trump jurors see video of ex-president mistaking rape accuser for ex-wife

LUC COHEN and PADRAIC HALPIN JURORS in Donald Trump's civil rape trial saw a video deposition in which the former U.S. president mistook a photograph of E. Jean Carroll, his accuser, for his ex-wife Marla Maples. Carroll, 79, has testified that Trump, 76, raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room in Manhattan in the mid-1990s, and then tarred her reputation and career by lying about it online. Trump, the front-runner for the 2024 Republican residential nomination, has said he could not have raped Carroll, because "she's not my type" and has called the case politically motivated. He will not…
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E. Jean Carroll resumes testimony in Trump rape trial after mistrial denied

E. Jean Carroll resumes testimony in Trump rape trial after mistrial denied

JONATHAN STEMPEL and JACK QUEEN E. Jean Carroll returned to the witness stand in her rape and defamation civil case against Donald Trump after the judge denied a defence request for a mistrial. Trump's lawyer Joe Tacopina began cross-examining Carroll for a second day, hoping to show jurors inconsistencies or holes in her claims against the former U.S. president. Carroll, 79, has accused Trump, 76, of raping her in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room in late 1995 or early 1996 and then undermining her credibility and career by lying about it online. Her defamation claim concerns an October…
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Trump rape accuser’s case not a ‘he said, she said,’ lawyer says as trial starts

Trump rape accuser’s case not a ‘he said, she said,’ lawyer says as trial starts

LUC COHEN, JACK QUEEN and JONATHAN STEMPEL E. Jean Carroll's accusation that Donald Trump raped her was not a "he said, she said" dispute, a lawyer representing the writer told jurors as a civil trial over the former U.S. president's conduct nearly three decades ago got underway. Shawn Crowley, who represents the former Elle magazine advice columnist, said in her opening statement that Trump "slammed Ms Carroll against the wall" and "pressed his lips to hers," an account other witnesses were prepared to verify. "This is not a 'he said, she said' case," Crowley said in federal court in Manhattan.…
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Judge in Donald Trump rape case warns against inciteful statements

Judge in Donald Trump rape case warns against inciteful statements

LUC COHEN, JACK QUEEN and JONATHAN STEMPEL THE judge in former President Donald Trump's rape case ordered lawyers at the start of a civil trial to keep their clients and witnesses from making public statements that could lead to violence. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan admonished them before seating nine jurors who will weigh whether Trump raped former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s - and defamed her by denying it happened. Opening statements were scheduled to begin later on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court. The trial is expected to…
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Trump to face anonymous jury in high-profile New York defamation trial

Trump to face anonymous jury in high-profile New York defamation trial

JONATHAN STEMPEL A U.S. judge said Donald Trump will get an anonymous jury in rape accuser E. Jean Carroll's upcoming defamation trial, citing the threat of juror harassment, including by supporters of the former U.S. president. Saying "this is a unique case," U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan said the names, addresses and places of employment of prospective jurors for the former Elle magazine columnist's April 25 trial against Trump will be kept secret. He also said jurors will be transported together to and from the courthouse and looked after by U.S. marshals during breaks in the trial. Kaplan…
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Judge rejects Trump, rape accuser Carroll’s request for single defamation trial

Judge rejects Trump, rape accuser Carroll’s request for single defamation trial

JONATHAN STEMPEL A federal judge in Manhattan rejected a joint request by former U.S. President Donald Trump and E. Jean Carroll to hold a single trial on whether Trump defamed the former Elle magazine columnist by denying he raped her. Carroll and Trump had said combining Carroll's civil lawsuits would be more efficient and avoid juror confusion. But in a one-page order, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan said both sides overestimated the potential benefits, and that he could "achieve appropriate conservation of judicial resources and avoidance of inconsistent rulings" in separate trials. He also noted that both sides are awaiting a decision…
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