E. Jean Carroll trial against Trump: Here is what to know as former president expected in court today
The damages trial for writer E. Jean Carroll's defamation suit against Donald Trump resumes Monday, with the former president expected to attend — and possibly testify.
The damages trial in writer E. Jean Carroll's defamation suit against Donald Trump resumes Monday, with the former president expected to attend — and possibly testify.
Carroll, who sued Trump for defaming her when he was president by calling her sexual abuse allegations against him "pure fiction" and a "hoax," is expected to wrap up her case by Monday afternoon, paving the way for Trump's defense case to start. He is listed as one of only two defense witnesses and has said he plans to testify.
If he does, it would lead to the unprecedented sight of a former president and the current leading Republican presidential candidate taking the witness stand the day before a crucial primary in New Hampshire. Similar scenes are expected to play out in the coming year, with Trump facing the prospect of up to four criminal trials and other court hearings as he vies to return to the White House.
The case is the second civil trial involving Carroll and Trump. The first took place last year after Carroll sued him, alleging he raped her in the dressing room of a New York City department store in 1996 and then defamed her by calling her accusations a financially motivated "con job" after he left the White House. The jury did not find Trump liable for rape but did find him liable for battery for sexually abusing her and defamation. It awarded Carroll $5 million in damages.
Trump is appealing the verdict.
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