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April 27, 2023

"I'm Here Because Donald Trump Raped Me": E. Jean Carroll Testifies in Long-Awaited Trial
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Here in New York, E. Jean Carroll took the stand Wednesday in her civil
lawsuit against Donald Trump for battery and defamation, telling a
court, "I'm here because Donald Trump raped me." Carroll has accused
Trump of raping her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s and
subsequently accusing her of lying about it. Carroll told jurors, "He
lied and shattered my reputation, and I'm here to try and get my life
back." The judge in the case warned Trump may have engaged in jury
tampering for posting on his Truth Social site that the case was a
"made-up SCAM" and a "witch-hunt." 


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