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| Trump says sexual assault accuser E Jean Carroll 'not my type' | Trump says sexual assault accuser E Jean Carroll 'not my type' |
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| US President Donald Trump has again denied allegations he sexually assaulted a columnist in the 1990s, saying "she's not my type". | US President Donald Trump has again denied allegations he sexually assaulted a columnist in the 1990s, saying "she's not my type". |
| Mr Trump said E. Jean Carroll was "totally lying" about the alleged attack in a New York department store. | Mr Trump said E. Jean Carroll was "totally lying" about the alleged attack in a New York department store. |
| "I'll say it with great respect: Number one, she's not my type. Number two, it never happened. It never happened, OK?" Mr Trump told The Hill. | "I'll say it with great respect: Number one, she's not my type. Number two, it never happened. It never happened, OK?" Mr Trump told The Hill. |
| Ms Carroll, 75, made the allegations in the New York magazine last Friday. | Ms Carroll, 75, made the allegations in the New York magazine last Friday. |
| In follow-up interviews with CNN and MSNBC, the Elle columnist said she would consider pressing charges against Mr Trump. | In follow-up interviews with CNN and MSNBC, the Elle columnist said she would consider pressing charges against Mr Trump. |
| Ms Carroll is the 16th woman to accuse Mr Trump of sexual misconduct. Mr Trump has denied all allegations against him. | Ms Carroll is the 16th woman to accuse Mr Trump of sexual misconduct. Mr Trump has denied all allegations against him. |
| What does E. Jean Carroll allege? | What does E. Jean Carroll allege? |
| She says the attack allegedly happened at a Bergdorf Goodman store in Manhattan in late 1995 or early 1996, when the pair bumped into each other while shopping. | She says the attack allegedly happened at a Bergdorf Goodman store in Manhattan in late 1995 or early 1996, when the pair bumped into each other while shopping. |
| The former Apprentice star and real estate magnate allegedly asked her for advice when buying lingerie for another woman and jokingly asked her to model it for him. | The former Apprentice star and real estate magnate allegedly asked her for advice when buying lingerie for another woman and jokingly asked her to model it for him. |
| In the changing rooms, she said Mr Trump lunged at her, pinned her against a wall and forced himself on her. | |
| Ms Carroll, whose "Ask E. Jean" advice column has appeared in Elle magazine since 1993, claims she managed to push him off after a "colossal struggle". | Ms Carroll, whose "Ask E. Jean" advice column has appeared in Elle magazine since 1993, claims she managed to push him off after a "colossal struggle". |
| How did Mr Trump respond? | How did Mr Trump respond? |
| Speaking to The Hill from the White House on Monday, Mr Trump staunchly dismissed the allegations due to appear in Ms Carroll's forthcoming book, What Do We Need Men For? A Modest Proposal. | |
| He denied even knowing Ms Carroll despite being pictured with her in New York magazine alongside details of her allegations. | He denied even knowing Ms Carroll despite being pictured with her in New York magazine alongside details of her allegations. |
| "She is — it's just a terrible thing that people can make statements like that," he said. | "She is — it's just a terrible thing that people can make statements like that," he said. |
| It is his third denial since Ms Carroll went public, with Mr Trump previously accusing her of "trying to sell a new book" and "peddling fake news". | It is his third denial since Ms Carroll went public, with Mr Trump previously accusing her of "trying to sell a new book" and "peddling fake news". |
| In response to Mr Trump's latest denial and "not my type" comment, Ms Carroll told CNN: "I love that I'm not his type." | In response to Mr Trump's latest denial and "not my type" comment, Ms Carroll told CNN: "I love that I'm not his type." |
| In 2016, Mr Trump made similar remarks about another accuser, Jessica Leeds, who alleges he groped her on an aeroplane in the 1980s. | In 2016, Mr Trump made similar remarks about another accuser, Jessica Leeds, who alleges he groped her on an aeroplane in the 1980s. |
| Addressing crowds at a rally, Mr Trump said "she would not be my first choice". | Addressing crowds at a rally, Mr Trump said "she would not be my first choice". |