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| Donald Trump says sexual assault accuser E Jean Carroll 'not my type' | |
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| Donald Trump has said a New York-based advice columnist who accused him of sexually assaulting her in a department store in the mid-1990s is not his “type”. | Donald Trump has said a New York-based advice columnist who accused him of sexually assaulting her in a department store in the mid-1990s is not his “type”. |
| “I’ll say it with great respect: number one, she’s not my type; number two, it never happened,” the US president told the political newspaper the Hill in an interview at the White House on Monday. | “I’ll say it with great respect: number one, she’s not my type; number two, it never happened,” the US president told the political newspaper the Hill in an interview at the White House on Monday. |
| The writer E Jean Carroll alleged that a friendly encounter with Trump at Bergdorf Goodman in 1995 or 1996 turned violent when he pushed her up against a dressing room wall, unzipped his pants and forced himself on her. Carroll said she pushed him off in a “colossal struggle” and ran from the store. | The writer E Jean Carroll alleged that a friendly encounter with Trump at Bergdorf Goodman in 1995 or 1996 turned violent when he pushed her up against a dressing room wall, unzipped his pants and forced himself on her. Carroll said she pushed him off in a “colossal struggle” and ran from the store. |
| Trump told the Hill that Carroll was “totally lying” about the accusation, which he had also denied earlier. “I know nothing about this woman. I know nothing about her,” he said. “She is – it’s just a terrible thing that people can make statements like that.” | Trump told the Hill that Carroll was “totally lying” about the accusation, which he had also denied earlier. “I know nothing about this woman. I know nothing about her,” he said. “She is – it’s just a terrible thing that people can make statements like that.” |
| The sexual misconduct allegations against Donald Trump – the full list | The sexual misconduct allegations against Donald Trump – the full list |
| The allegation against Trump is included in Carroll’s upcoming book about the “hideous men” whom the Elle magazine columnist says she has encountered throughout her life. | The allegation against Trump is included in Carroll’s upcoming book about the “hideous men” whom the Elle magazine columnist says she has encountered throughout her life. |
| Carroll told CNN’s Anderson Cooper later on Monday she was glad Trump didn’t consider her his type. “I love that,” she said. “I’m so glad I am not his type.” | Carroll told CNN’s Anderson Cooper later on Monday she was glad Trump didn’t consider her his type. “I love that,” she said. “I’m so glad I am not his type.” |
| Carroll said there were no attendants in the dressing room area at the time of the alleged assault and she did not file a report with the New York police department. | Carroll said there were no attendants in the dressing room area at the time of the alleged assault and she did not file a report with the New York police department. |
| “I wanted to forget it,” she said. “I thought A, my fault; B, I was stupid; C, I didn’t think of it ... as rape. I thought of it as a violent incident. I thought of it as a fight.” | “I wanted to forget it,” she said. “I thought A, my fault; B, I was stupid; C, I didn’t think of it ... as rape. I thought of it as a violent incident. I thought of it as a fight.” |
| During the 2016 presidential campaign, more than a dozen women accused Trump of sexual misconduct in earlier years. Trump has denied the allegations and said the women are lying. | During the 2016 presidential campaign, more than a dozen women accused Trump of sexual misconduct in earlier years. Trump has denied the allegations and said the women are lying. |
| The “not my type” remark isn’t the first time Trump has disparaged an accuser. | The “not my type” remark isn’t the first time Trump has disparaged an accuser. |
| In 2016, after a former magazine writer accused Trump of assaulting her in 2005, he responded: “She lies! Look at her, I don’t think so.” | In 2016, after a former magazine writer accused Trump of assaulting her in 2005, he responded: “She lies! Look at her, I don’t think so.” |
| And when another woman claimed Trump groped her on a plane in the early 1980s, he said: “Believe me – she would not be my first choice.” | And when another woman claimed Trump groped her on a plane in the early 1980s, he said: “Believe me – she would not be my first choice.” |
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