‘Donald Trump groped me on flight’, woman tells US civil trial
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Donald Trump groped me on flight’, woman tells US civil trial

Hindustan Times  

A woman told a New York civil trial on Tuesday that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her on a flight in the United States in the late 1970s. Jessica Leeds, right, arrives at federal court to testify as part of a lawsuit against former President Donald Trump in New York, Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Read here: 'Donald Trump raped me', author E Jean Carroll testifies: ‘He thrust…’ Jessica Leeds recounted the alleged attack while testifying in the writer E. Jean Carroll's rape and defamation lawsuit against the ex-president. Carroll filed her lawsuit late last year after a law took effect in New York that gave victims of sexual assault a one-year window to sue their alleged abusers decades after attacks may have occurred.

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A look at Donald Trump's Cabinet picks accused of sexual misconduct
1 month ago

A look at Donald Trump's Cabinet picks accused of sexual misconduct

Hindustan Times  

While Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from the nomination process for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump has picked several other people for his Cabinet and key staff positions who have been accused of some form of sexual misconduct. Hegseth’s lawyer, Timothy Parlatore, said in a statement that the police report confirms “what I have said all along that the incident was …

Several of Trump’s Cabinet picks — and Trump himself — have been accused of sexual misconduct
1 month ago

Several of Trump’s Cabinet picks — and Trump himself — have been accused of sexual misconduct

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — While Matt Gaetzhas withdrawn from the nomination process for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump has picked several other people for his Cabinet and key staff positions who have been accused of some form of sexual misconduct. Hegseth’s lawyer, Timothy Parlatore, said in a statement that the police report confirms “what I have said all along that the incident …

Several of Trump's Cabinet picks — and Trump himself — have been accused of sexual misconduct
1 month ago

Several of Trump's Cabinet picks — and Trump himself — have been accused of sexual misconduct

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hegseth’s lawyer, Timothy Parlatore, said in a statement …

Trump’s Pentagon pick paid woman after sex assault allegation but denies wrongdoing, his lawyer says
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s Pentagon pick paid woman after sex assault allegation but denies wrongdoing, his lawyer says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault to head off the threat of a baseless lawsuit, according to Hegseth’s lawyer. Hegseth was accused of sexual assault in 2017 after a speaking appearance at a Republican women’s event in Monterey, California, according to a statement released by the …

Trump’s Pentagon pick paid woman after sex assault allegation but denies wrongdoing, his lawyer says
1 month, 1 week ago

Trump’s Pentagon pick paid woman after sex assault allegation but denies wrongdoing, his lawyer says

LA Times  

Pete Hegseth walks to an elevator for a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York on Dec. 15, 2016. Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, paid a woman who accused him of sexual assault to head off the threat of a baseless lawsuit, according to Hegseth’s lawyer. Hegseth was accused of sexual assault …

Beatrice Keul Accuses Former US President Donald Trump of Groeping Her at New York's Plaza Hotel in 1993
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Beatrice Keul Accuses Former US President Donald Trump of Groeping Her at New York's Plaza Hotel in 1993

Firstpost  

A former Swiss beauty queen, Beatrice Keul, has come forward to accuse Donald Trump of groping her at the Plaza Hotel in New York in 1993. Keul claims that Trump jumped on her and attempted to grope her while she was attending a Trump event. She says that Trump kissed her on the lips and on the neck, and that …

Ex-model says Trump groped and sexually touched her in 'twisted game' with Epstein: report
2 months ago

Ex-model says Trump groped and sexually touched her in 'twisted game' with Epstein: report

Raw Story  

A former model became the latest woman to accuse former President Donald Trump of sex abuse, according to a report. Williams said that Trump in 1993 pulled her toward him and groped her, putting his hands "all over my breasts," as well as her waist and her buttocks. Karoline Leavitt, the Trump campaign's press secretary campaign, said in a statement …

Who is Jessica Leeds? Trump airplane-assault accuser considering suing ‘sexual predator’, launches appeal to US voters
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Who is Jessica Leeds? Trump airplane-assault accuser considering suing ‘sexual predator’, launches appeal to US voters

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump intends the world to know that he would never have sexually abused Jessica Leeds, who accused the former president of assault and was a trial witness in a high-profile case against him. Jessica Leeds, responds publicly to Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump’s comments about her during a press conference, outside the Trump Tower in …

Trump accuser Jessica Leeds responds to his "bizarre" claim that she wasn't "the chosen one"
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump accuser Jessica Leeds responds to his "bizarre" claim that she wasn't "the chosen one"

Salon  

Jessica Leeds, who has accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her on an airplane, said she was baffled by the former president's "bizarre" claim that he would not have "chosen" her to be his victim. At a press conference on Friday, the former president, who has already been found liable for sexually assaulting writer E. Jean Carroll, denied ever assaulting …

Trump arrives at federal appeals court in New York to overturn verdict in E. Jean Carroll sex abuse and defamation case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump arrives at federal appeals court in New York to overturn verdict in E. Jean Carroll sex abuse and defamation case

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump appeared at a federal appeals court in New York on Friday as his lawyers fought to overturn the verdict in the $5million lawsuit that found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming journalist E. Jean Carroll. Donald Trump appeared in court in New York on Friday as his lawyers fought to overturn the verdict that found him liable …

Appeals court seems skeptical of Trump’s bid to overturn sexual abuse verdict in E. Jean Carroll case
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Appeals court seems skeptical of Trump’s bid to overturn sexual abuse verdict in E. Jean Carroll case

Politico  

Friday’s arguments didn’t concern Carroll’s own testimony at trial, and instead largely focused on the admissibility of the testimony of another witness — a woman, Jessica Leeds, who claimed Trump groped her on an airplane in 1979 — and of the so-called “Access Hollywood” tape, a 2005 recording in which Trump boasts of grabbing women “by the pussy.” Trump’s lawyer, …

Trump in court as lawyers fight to overturn verdict in E. Jean Carroll sex abuse suit
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump in court as lawyers fight to overturn verdict in E. Jean Carroll sex abuse suit

LA Times  

President Trump, right, and author E. Jean Carroll, second from right, listen during arguments in Manhattan federal court on Friday. “This case is a textbook example of implausible allegations being propped up by highly inflammatory, inadmissible” evidence, Sauer said, noting that the jury was allowed to consider such items as the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape in which Trump boasted years …

Trump assails women who accused him of sexual abuse, days before his debate with Harris
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump assails women who accused him of sexual abuse, days before his debate with Harris

LA Times  

Attorney John Sauer, left, presents arguments for former President Trump, right, as author E. Jean Carroll, second from right, looks on in Manhattan federal court Friday. Trump called Carroll’s case against him “Monica Lewinsky Part II,” referencing the then-White House intern who had a sexual relationship with President Clinton. I would have had no interest in meeting her in any …

For the women who accused the Trump campaign of harassment, it’s been more harassment
6 months, 4 weeks ago

For the women who accused the Trump campaign of harassment, it’s been more harassment

Raw Story  

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. The campaign is “still litigating these ridiculous cases that should have been settled” long ago, said campaign finance authority Brett Kappel of Harmon Curran, who has been tracking Trump’s civil and criminal cases. She said she personally received no money but “won the ability to speak.” In a statement, Cheung, the spokesperson for …

Testimony concludes in Donald Trump's hush money trial without former president testifying
7 months ago

Testimony concludes in Donald Trump's hush money trial without former president testifying

New Indian Express  

Trump, the first former American president to be tried criminally, did not answer questions about why he did not testify. Yet even as Trump denounces the trial as a politically motivated travesty of justice, he has been working to turn the proceedings into an offshoot of his presidential campaign. It's the first of Trump's four criminal cases to go to …

Trump Sues ABC After Host Accuses Him Of 'Rape' In E. Jean Carroll Assault Case
9 months ago

Trump Sues ABC After Host Accuses Him Of 'Rape' In E. Jean Carroll Assault Case

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump on Monday filed a lawsuit against ABC News and George Stephanopoulos, claiming the anchor defamed the former president by saying he’d “raped” E. Jean Carroll instead of sexually assaulting her. Trump’s legal team is hinging their case against ABC on something of a technicality, as New York state law narrowly defines “rape” as nonconsensual penile …

The ‘Access Hollywood’ tape of Trump won’t be shown to the jury at his defamation trial, lawyer says
11 months ago

The ‘Access Hollywood’ tape of Trump won’t be shown to the jury at his defamation trial, lawyer says

Associated Press  

A lawyer for a writer who says Donald Trump sexually abused her in the 1990s and then defamed her while president in 2019 said Saturday that the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape and two women who accused Trump of abuse will not be put before a New York jury considering defamation damages. Kaplan said late Saturday in a letter to the …

Columnist accusing Trump of sex assault faces cross-examination in a New York courtroom
11 months ago

Columnist accusing Trump of sex assault faces cross-examination in a New York courtroom

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — With former President Donald Trump no longer in the courtroom Thursday, a columnist who accused him of sexually attacking her concluded her testimony with an emphatic denial that she had benefited from the publicity that followed the allegations. An attorney for Trump, Alina Habba, countered that Carroll’s social media followers increased “exponentially” since the allegations, adding that …

Donald Trump threatened with expulsion from courtroom as sexual abuse accuser E Jean Carroll testifies in New York civil trial
11 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump threatened with expulsion from courtroom as sexual abuse accuser E Jean Carroll testifies in New York civil trial

ABC  

Donald Trump has been threatened with expulsion from his New York civil trial after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E Jean Carroll testified that he shattered her reputation when she accused him of sexual abuse. Key points: Mr Trump was angered by Ms Carroll's testimony and the judge's refusal to adjourn the trial on Thursday …

Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower with mysterious marks on his fingers as rape accuser E. Jean Carroll takes the stand in $10million defamation trial
11 months, 1 week ago

Donald Trump leaves Trump Tower with mysterious marks on his fingers as rape accuser E. Jean Carroll takes the stand in $10million defamation trial

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump sported mysterious red marks on his hand as he made his way to court to watch his rape accuser E. Jean Carroll testify in New York City on Wednesday morning. Donald Trump will watch rape accuser E. Jean Carroll testify against him as he heads back to a Manhattan court for the $10million defamation trial. Carroll is due …

Trump sex abuse accuser E Jean Carroll set to testify in defamation trial over his denials
11 months, 1 week ago

Trump sex abuse accuser E Jean Carroll set to testify in defamation trial over his denials

The Independent  

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Judge threatens to boot Donald Trump from courtroom over loud talking as E. Jean Carroll testifies
11 months, 1 week ago

Judge threatens to boot Donald Trump from courtroom over loud talking as E. Jean Carroll testifies

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Donald Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial Wednesday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E. Jean Carroll testified that he shattered her reputation after she accused him of sexual abuse. After an initial warning, Carroll’s lawyer said Trump could still be heard making remarks to his lawyers, including …

Judge threatens to expel Trump over his outbursts at E. Jean Carroll defamation trial
11 months, 1 week ago

Judge threatens to expel Trump over his outbursts at E. Jean Carroll defamation trial

LA Times  

Former President Trump was threatened with expulsion from his Manhattan civil trial Wednesday after he repeatedly ignored a warning to keep quiet while writer E. Jean Carroll testified that he shattered her reputation after she accused him of sexual abuse. After an initial warning, Carroll’s lawyer said Trump could still be heard making remarks to his lawyers, including “it is …

'This is not a do-over': Trump jurors told sexual abuse is undeniable in Carroll case
11 months, 1 week ago

'This is not a do-over': Trump jurors told sexual abuse is undeniable in Carroll case

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's liability for sexual abuse in the E. Jean Carroll case cannot be revisited or relitigated, a federal judge instructed a jury today. "Judge Lewis Kaplan told the nine jurors that they must accept as true that Trump forcibly sexually assaulted E. Jean Carroll and defamed her when he denied it," reported ABC News. The judge made …

'Pure fiction!' Trump whines about having to fight second E. Jean Carroll lawsuit
11 months, 1 week ago

'Pure fiction!' Trump whines about having to fight second E. Jean Carroll lawsuit

Raw Story  

Fresh off his decisive victory in the Iowa caucuses on Monday night, former President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform Tuesday to rage about having to fight E. Jean Carroll's second defamation lawsuit against him when he would rather be campaigning in New Hampshire. "After a historic win in Iowa, I am going to the Biden encouraged Witch …

Why is Trump back in court for another E Jean Carroll trial?
11 months, 1 week ago

Why is Trump back in court for another E Jean Carroll trial?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Judge Kaplan made the decision after the jury in a separate defamation trial found …

Trump Expected To Attend Trial Over E. Jean Carroll Sex Abuse And Defamation Claims
11 months, 1 week ago

Trump Expected To Attend Trial Over E. Jean Carroll Sex Abuse And Defamation Claims

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — After a big victory in the Iowa caucus, former President Donald Trump is expected in court Tuesday to face another legal challenge: a trial to determine how much more he owes the writer E. Jean Carroll for denying that he sexually assaulted her in the 1990s and accusing her of lying about her claims. …

US: Ex-President Donald Trump arrives at defamation trial over columnist Carroll's sex abuse claims
11 months, 1 week ago

US: Ex-President Donald Trump arrives at defamation trial over columnist Carroll's sex abuse claims

India TV News  

New York: After a political victory in the Iowa caucus, former President Donald Trump arrived at court Tuesday to face another legal challenge: a trial to determine how much more he owes the writer E Jean Carroll for denying that he sexually assaulted her in the 1990s and accusing her of lying about her claims. Judge Lewis A Kaplan ruled …

Judge says Trump can wait a week to testify at sex abuse victim’s defamation trial
11 months, 1 week ago

Judge says Trump can wait a week to testify at sex abuse victim’s defamation trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump can wait a week to testify at a New York defamation trial where he could face millions of dollars in damages after a jury concluded that he sexually abused a columnist in the 1990s, a federal judge said Sunday. Earlier on Sunday, Trump attorney Alina Habba objected to restrictions on Trump’s testimony requested …

Notorious ‘Access Hollywood’ tape to be shown at Trump’s defamation trial damages phase next week
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Notorious ‘Access Hollywood’ tape to be shown at Trump’s defamation trial damages phase next week

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The notorious 2005 “Access Hollywood” video in which Donald Trump was caught on a hot mic speaking disparagingly about women over a decade before he became president can be shown to jurors deciding what he owes a columnist he sexually abused and then defamed, a judge ruled Tuesday, setting ground rules for a trial next week. In …

Judge blocks Trump lawyers from arguing about columnist’s rape claim at upcoming defamation trial
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Judge blocks Trump lawyers from arguing about columnist’s rape claim at upcoming defamation trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A judge late Saturday said former President Donald Trump’s lawyers can’t present legal arguments to a jury assessing damages at a defamation trial on a jury’s conclusion last year that he didn’t rape a columnist in the mid-1990s. U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan made the determination in an order in advance of a Jan. 16 trial …

Trump’s lawyers say he may testify at January trial over defamation damages in sex abuse case
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s lawyers say he may testify at January trial over defamation damages in sex abuse case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say he may testify at a mid-January civil trial set to decide how much he owes a columnist for defaming her after she said he sexually abused her three decades ago in a Manhattan luxury department store. The lawyers filed papers in Manhattan federal court late Thursday to request that Trump’s …

Trump trial updates: The difference Between Ivanka Trump and her dad.
1 year, 1 month ago

Trump trial updates: The difference Between Ivanka Trump and her dad.

Slate  

Keeping up with Donald Trump’s court schedule is a dizzying task, since he faces two federal trials, a criminal trial in Georgia, and a separate civil trial and criminal trial in New York. Jack Smith Does Not Want Trump’s Trial Televised All eyes are on the former president as he awaits four criminal trials next year, and the DOJ’s special …

Judge, citing Trump’s ‘repeated public statements,’ orders anonymous jury in defamation suit trial
1 year, 1 month ago

Judge, citing Trump’s ‘repeated public statements,’ orders anonymous jury in defamation suit trial

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A New York federal judge cited former President Donald Trump’s “repeated public statements” Friday among reasons why a jury will be anonymous when it considers damages stemming from a defamation lawsuit by a writer who says Trump sexually abused her in the 1990s. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan issued an order establishing that the jury to be chosen …

An appeals court will consider Trump’s presidential immunity claim in sex abuse case
1 year, 3 months ago

An appeals court will consider Trump’s presidential immunity claim in sex abuse case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A federal appeals court will quickly consider former President Donald Trump’s claim that presidential immunity protects him from being held liable for statements he made in 2019 when he denied that he sexually attacked a New York writer in the 1990s, the court said Wednesday. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan issued an order to say it …

Trump Found Liable In Second E. Jean Carroll Lawsuit
1 year, 3 months ago

Trump Found Liable In Second E. Jean Carroll Lawsuit

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A federal judge has ruled that former President Donald Trump is liable for making defamatory statements against writer E. Jean Carroll in 2019, after she went public with claims that he raped her decades earlier. U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled Wednesday that a jury in the trial for Carroll’s civil lawsuit will next consider how much …

The writer who won a sex abuse and defamation lawsuit against Trump scores another victory
1 year, 3 months ago

The writer who won a sex abuse and defamation lawsuit against Trump scores another victory

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Four months after a civil trial jury found that Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday that still more of the ex-president’s comments about her were libelous. “The jury considered and decided issues that are common to both cases — including whether Mr. Trump falsely accused Ms. …

Judge won’t delay Trump’s defamation claims trial, calling the ex-president’s appeal frivolous
1 year, 4 months ago

Judge won’t delay Trump’s defamation claims trial, calling the ex-president’s appeal frivolous

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A New York federal judge expressed growing impatience Friday with what he calls ex-President Donald Trump’s “repeated efforts to delay” a defamation lawsuit against him, saying he won’t stop a January trial to await the outcome of a “frivolous” appeal of one of his rulings. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan made the remarks in a written ruling as …

Judge upholds the $5 million jury verdict against Trump in a writer’s sex abuse and defamation case
1 year, 5 months ago

Judge upholds the $5 million jury verdict against Trump in a writer’s sex abuse and defamation case

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A federal judge on Wednesday upheld a $5 million jury verdict against Donald Trump, rejecting the former president’s claims that the award was excessive and that the jury vindicated him by failing to conclude he raped a columnist in a luxury department store dressing room in the 1990s. Kaplan wrote that the jury’s unanimous verdict was almost …

Judge rejects Trump claim that jury cleared him of rape: “Jury found Trump in fact did exactly that”
1 year, 5 months ago

Judge rejects Trump claim that jury cleared him of rape: “Jury found Trump in fact did exactly that”

Salon  

Former President Donald Trump won't get another chance to have a new trial in the civil suit with longtime columnist E. Jean Carroll, nor will the $5 million dollars in damages she won be reduced, after federal Judge Lewis Kaplan rejected Trump's bid for a retrial. Since then, Trump has openly denied Caroll's accusations, even filing a counterclaim arguing that …

US Justice Dept switches course on Trump immunity in Carroll case
1 year, 5 months ago

US Justice Dept switches course on Trump immunity in Carroll case

Al Jazeera  

The US Justice Department has said that Donald Trump can be held personally liable for his comments about a woman who accused him of rape, in a reversal of its position that Trump was protected because he was president when he made the remarks. In a letter on Tuesday, the department said Trump was not acting in his capacity as …

Ex-US president Trump sues columnist Carroll for defamation over post-trial rape claim
1 year, 5 months ago

Ex-US president Trump sues columnist Carroll for defamation over post-trial rape claim

Hindustan Times  

Donald Trump is doubling down on his legal brawl with E. Jean Carroll, suing the New York author for defamation weeks after a jury held him liable for sexually abusing her. Trump’s court filing Tuesday is a counterclaim in a separate 2019 defamation lawsuit Carroll filed against him that is set to go to trial in January. ‘Effort to Delay’ …

A jury found Trump responsible for sexual abuse. Now he’s suing his accuser for saying she was raped
1 year, 5 months ago

A jury found Trump responsible for sexual abuse. Now he’s suing his accuser for saying she was raped

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump is trying to turn the tables on the advice columnist who won a $5 million jury award against him in a sexual abuse lawsuit, saying in a countersuit that she owes him money and a retraction for continuing to insist she was raped even after a jury declined to agree. Lawyers for the …

Here are the other investigations Trump has to worry about
1 year, 6 months ago

Here are the other investigations Trump has to worry about

Associated Press  

Donald Trump’s legal problems appear to have escalated significantly on Thursday with federal charges over the retention of top secret documents, but investigators aren’t done yet. Here’s a look at the top probes: HUSH MONEY SCHEME Trump became the first former U.S. president in history to face criminal charges when he was indicted in New York in March on state …

Donald Trump’s lawyers seek to cut sex abuse jury award from $5M to under $1M
1 year, 6 months ago

Donald Trump’s lawyers seek to cut sex abuse jury award from $5M to under $1M

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The $5 million awarded to a columnist by a jury that concluded she was sexually abused in the 1990s by Donald Trump in a New York luxury department store should be reduced to less than $1 million, the former president’s lawyers told a judge Thursday, saying the award was grossly excessive and based on “pure speculation.” The …

Donald Trump applies to have $5m sex assault payout slashed
1 year, 6 months ago

Donald Trump applies to have $5m sex assault payout slashed

The Telegraph  

Donald Trump has applied to have his sex assault payout slashed on grounds the jury verdict that he had sexually abused E Jean Carroll was a “far cry from rape”. In a written submission, Mr Trump’s legal team said a Manhattan federal court jury last month rejected a rape claim Ms Carroll concluding instead that she had been sexually abused …

E. Jean Carroll adds Trump’s post-verdict remarks to defamation case, seeks at least $10M
1 year, 7 months ago

E. Jean Carroll adds Trump’s post-verdict remarks to defamation case, seeks at least $10M

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — E. Jean Carroll, the advice columnist who won a $5 million sexual abuse and defamation award against former President Donald Trump, is seeking at least $10 million more in a court filing Monday that seeks to hold him liable for remarks he made after the verdict. The amended lawsuit was filed in Manhattan by Carroll’s lawyers, who …

Trump’s sexual assault verdict marks a rare moment of accountability. And women are noticing
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump’s sexual assault verdict marks a rare moment of accountability. And women are noticing

Associated Press  

PHILADELPHIA — Cassandra Nuñez and her grandmother cast their first ballots in a U.S. presidential election in 2016. “It’s kind of late.” The verdict — a rare moment of accountability for a former president and powerful men like him — comes as women across the U.S. ponder the cultural landscape amid sweeping threats to their hard-won progress, including Hillary Clinton’s …

Trump appeals sexual abuse verdict, victim considers new lawsuit
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump appeals sexual abuse verdict, victim considers new lawsuit

Al Jazeera  

Former US President Donald Trump is appealing against a $5m award to a woman that a jury found he had sexually abused. Former US President Donald Trump is appealing a New York jury’s verdict awarding $5m to a magazine columnist after the jurors concluded Trump had sexually abused her in the 1990s and defamed her last October. Carroll sued Trump …

Trump appealing jury’s sexual abuse verdict and $5 million award
1 year, 7 months ago

Trump appealing jury’s sexual abuse verdict and $5 million award

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump is appealing a New York jury’s verdict awarding $5 million to a magazine columnist after the jurors concluded Trump had sexually abused her in the 1990s and defamed her last October. Carroll sued Trump in November minutes after a temporary New York state law took effect allowing sexual attack victims to sue their …

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