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May 9, 2023

Jury Begins Deliberations in Rape and Defamation Civil Trial Against Donald Trump
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Here in New York, jurors have begun deliberations in Donald Trump's rape
and defamation civil trial brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. During
closing arguments Monday, Carroll's attorney described Trump as a
habitual liar and sexual abuser who ruined Carroll's reputation after
she accused him of raping her in a department store dressing room in the
1990s. Eleven witnesses testified for the plaintiff, including two other
women who said Trump also sexually assaulted them. Trump had promised to
disprove Carroll's allegations but declined to attend the trial.


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