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Trump mistrial request denied in E Jean Carroll rape lawsuit Trump rape accuser E Jean Carroll says her generation stayed quiet about assault
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A New York judge has denied a request from Donald Trump's legal team for a mistrial in a civil rape and defamation trial. A writer suing Donald Trump in a Manhattan federal court for rape says she did not come forward at first because she was a "member of the silent generation".
Writer E Jean Carroll is suing Mr Trump, alleging he raped her in a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s. Columnist E Jean Carroll alleges Mr Trump assaulted her in a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s.
Mr Trump has consistently denied her accusation, calling it "fiction".Mr Trump has consistently denied her accusation, calling it "fiction".
The trial began last week in a federal court in New York City. A judge on Monday denied a request from Mr Trump's legal team for a mistrial.
The mistrial request was denied moments before Ms Carroll resumed testimony. She spent much of last week giving her account of the alleged assault and later being cross-examined by Mr Trump's lawyers. The civil rape and defamation trial began last week in a federal court in New York City.
She faced further questioning from Mr Trump's attorneys on Monday. Ms Carroll took the stand for the third time on Monday, facing another round of questioning from Mr Trump's attorneys, who pressed her on why she did not report the alleged assault to the police.
During the cross-examination, Mr Trump's attorney, Joe Tacopina, continued to press Ms Carroll on why she did not report the assault to the police. "I was born in 1943," Ms Carroll said. "Women like me were taught and trained to keep our chins up and to not complain."
She responded that she was a "member of the silent generation".
"I was born in 1943," she said. "Women like me were taught and trained to keep our chins up and to not complain."
Ms Carroll added that she was ashamed of the alleged assault and had believed it to be her fault.Ms Carroll added that she was ashamed of the alleged assault and had believed it to be her fault.
In an 18-page letter filed filed early this week in the New York City federal court, Mr Tacopina accused US District Judge Lewis Kaplan of making "pervasive unfair and prejudicial" rulings in the trial. Her testimony came moments after a judge on Monday denied a request from Mr Trump's legal team for a mistrial.
In an 18-page letter filed filed early this week in the New York City federal court, Mr Trump's lawyer Joe Tacopina accused US District Judge Lewis Kaplan of making "pervasive unfair and prejudicial" rulings in the trial.
He claimed there had been "numerous examples" of "unfair treatment by the Court, most of which has been witnessed by the Jury".He claimed there had been "numerous examples" of "unfair treatment by the Court, most of which has been witnessed by the Jury".
The filing argued the judge had "shut down" a line of questioning where Ms Carroll was asked why she did not seek to retrieve security camera footage from the store or scream during the alleged assault. Mr Trump is not required to testify in the trial, and his lawyers have implied he is unlikely to appear before the court.
It asked the judge to allow Mr Trump's lawyers more "latitude to cross-examine [Ms Carroll] and her witnesses". Ms Carroll spent much of last week giving her account of the alleged assault and later being cross-examined by Mr Trump's lawyers.
In the request for mistrial, Mr Tacopina argued the judge had "shut down" his lines of questioning, including when he asked Ms Carroll why she did not seek to retrieve security camera footage from the store or scream during the alleged assault.
The request asked the judge to allow Mr Trump's lawyers more "latitude to cross-examine [Ms Carroll] and her witnesses".
Ms Carroll, 79, says the attack occurred at a Bergdorf Goodman store in late 1995 or early 1996.Ms Carroll, 79, says the attack occurred at a Bergdorf Goodman store in late 1995 or early 1996.
She says she and Mr Trump bumped into each other while shopping and alleges he later assaulted her in one of the store's changing rooms.She says she and Mr Trump bumped into each other while shopping and alleges he later assaulted her in one of the store's changing rooms.
Trump faces trial for advice columnist's rape claimTrump faces trial for advice columnist's rape claim
On Monday, Mr Tacopina questioned why Ms Carroll continued to return to the Bergdorf Goodman store several times after the alleged assault.
"Bergdorf's is not a place I'm afraid to enter," she said.
Mr Trump, who is running in the 2024 presidential election, has repeatedly denied Ms Carroll's allegations.Mr Trump, who is running in the 2024 presidential election, has repeatedly denied Ms Carroll's allegations.
A former columnist for Elle magazine, Ms Carroll was able to bring the civil case against Mr Trump after New York passed the Adult Survivors Act in 2022.A former columnist for Elle magazine, Ms Carroll was able to bring the civil case against Mr Trump after New York passed the Adult Survivors Act in 2022.
The act allowed a one-year period for victims to file sexual assault lawsuits in the state over claims that would have normally exceeded statute limitations.The act allowed a one-year period for victims to file sexual assault lawsuits in the state over claims that would have normally exceeded statute limitations.
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