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| Trump sues E Jean Carroll for defamation over rape comments | Trump sues E Jean Carroll for defamation over rape comments |
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| Former president makes counterclaim, after civil trial found he sexually abused her | |
| Donald Trump has sued E Jean Carroll for defamation, alleging she falsely accused him of rape after a jury in a civil trial found that he sexually abused her. | Donald Trump has sued E Jean Carroll for defamation, alleging she falsely accused him of rape after a jury in a civil trial found that he sexually abused her. |
| Trump’s counterclaim against Carroll in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday cited Carroll’s statements on CNN after the verdict, and comes after a jury’s finding in May that he sexually abused and defamed, but did not rape Carroll, a former Elle magazine advice columnist. | Trump’s counterclaim against Carroll in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday cited Carroll’s statements on CNN after the verdict, and comes after a jury’s finding in May that he sexually abused and defamed, but did not rape Carroll, a former Elle magazine advice columnist. |
| Trump is seeking a retraction as well as unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. | Trump is seeking a retraction as well as unspecified compensatory and punitive damages. |
| Carroll’s lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Tuesday. | Carroll’s lawyers did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Tuesday. |
| The filing by Trump signals that his multi-front legal fight with Carroll is unlikely to end soon as both sides trade accusations and denials in the press. | The filing by Trump signals that his multi-front legal fight with Carroll is unlikely to end soon as both sides trade accusations and denials in the press. |
| Carroll amended the first of her two lawsuits against Trump and sought an additional $10m in damages in May, citing his denials during a CNN appearance the day after the verdict. | Carroll amended the first of her two lawsuits against Trump and sought an additional $10m in damages in May, citing his denials during a CNN appearance the day after the verdict. |
| Trump, who is running to retake the White House in 2024 and has a comfortable lead over his Republican rivals, has denied raping Carroll. He is appealing against the civil verdict, which found he must pay $5m in damages. | Trump, who is running to retake the White House in 2024 and has a comfortable lead over his Republican rivals, has denied raping Carroll. He is appealing against the civil verdict, which found he must pay $5m in damages. |
| Carroll testified that Trump raped her in a New York City department store in the mid-1990’s and then ruined her reputation by calling her a liar when she went public in 2019. | Carroll testified that Trump raped her in a New York City department store in the mid-1990’s and then ruined her reputation by calling her a liar when she went public in 2019. |
| The new filings come in Carroll’s first lawsuit against Trump, which she filed in 2019 for defamation only. The case has been bogged down in appeals over whether Trump was immune from being sued because he had been president when he spoke. | The new filings come in Carroll’s first lawsuit against Trump, which she filed in 2019 for defamation only. The case has been bogged down in appeals over whether Trump was immune from being sued because he had been president when he spoke. |
| Carroll filed her second lawsuit against Trump for both defamation and sexual assault after New York passed a law giving survivors of sexual violence a window to file civil suits even if the statute of limitations on their claims had passed. | Carroll filed her second lawsuit against Trump for both defamation and sexual assault after New York passed a law giving survivors of sexual violence a window to file civil suits even if the statute of limitations on their claims had passed. |