According to media reports, former US President Donald Trump (76) testified on Wednesday in a libel suit over rape allegations by author E. Jean Carroll (78).
“We are pleased to record today the affidavit from Donald Trump on behalf of our client E. Jean Carroll. We cannot comment further,” US broadcaster CNN was quoted as saying by the spokesperson for the law firm Kaplan Hecker & Fink, which represents Caroll. Details of the content and scope of the statement were not disclosed; Trump’s attorneys initially did not comment.
“She’s Not My Type”
Among other things, Carroll wrote in a book excerpt published in the summer of 2019 that Trump raped her in a New York department store in the mid-1990s. The Republican had already dismissed the allegations in 2019 — including saying, “She’s not my type.”
He said, while he was still president, that he had never met Carroll. She’s just trying to sell a new book and has accused other men of similar things. Carroll then sued Trump for portraying her as a liar and defaming her.
“I have no idea who she is”
A New York judge last week rejected Trump’s attempt to delay his testimony at the libel trial. Trump then reiterated in a post on the Truth Social social network, which he co-founded, that Caroll invented the whole thing. “I don’t know this woman, I have no idea who she is.” He complained that he had to swallow another year of “legal nonsense”.
The Republican has been repeatedly accused of assaulting women. So far, none of these allegations have had any legal ramifications for him. The ex-president is also involved in legal disputes on several other fronts. (SDA/euc)