Testimony began Wednesday in the civil defamation and battery trial of former President Trump, who is accused of raping a woman in a department store dressing room nearly 30 years ago.
Testimony began Wednesday in the civil defamation and battery trial of former President Trump, who is accused of raping a woman in a department store dressing room nearly 30 yearsAt first, she thought helping Donald Trump shop for a women's lingerie gift at a luxury department store would simply be "a funny New York thing."
As she took the stand to describe the alleged 1996 attack, Trump, from afar, repeated his insistence that Carroll's claim is utter fiction. He wrote on his social media site that the case "is a made-up scam," and more.& false story - Witch Hunt!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. His comments prompted the judge to warn Trump's lawyers that he could bring more legal problems upon himself.
She said he asked her advice about selecting a gift for a woman, and she was delighted to oblige. As an advice columnist, to have Trump ask for gift guidance "was a wonderful prospect," and Carroll figured she would end up with a funny story, she said. The alleged attack happened long before the #MeToo movement forced a reckoning with how sexual assault victims are treated by law enforcement and the public. Carroll has said #MeToo fueled her decision to come forward in a 2019 memoir and accompanying magazine excerpt.
Trump attorney Joe Tacopina noted that jurors are told not to follow any news or online commentary about the case. But he said he would ask Trump "to refrain from any further posts about this case."
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