Attorneys for E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump are set to give closing arguments in the battery and defamation trial against the former president in Manhattan federal court.
Carroll, a former magazine columnist, alleges Trump raped her in the Bergdorf Goodman department store in the spring of 1996 and then defamed her when he denied her claim, said she wasn’t his type and suggested she made up the story to boost sales of her book. Trump has denied all wrongdoing. Attorneys for Carroll and Trump rested their respective cases last Thursday. Carroll’s legal team put on 11 witnesses in her case including the writer herself over seven trial days.
“He has a right to testify which has been waived but if he has second thoughts, I’ll at least consider it and maybe we’ll see what happens,” Kaplan told the attorneys. The judge said in court Thursday evening that he ordered the precautionary measure in light of Trump’s public comments also made Thursday. Trump, who has not appeared in the courtroom at any point during the trial, told reporters in Ireland on Thursday he’ll “probably attend” the trial.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Donald Trump Blows Final Deadline to Testify at E. Jean Carroll TrialOn Sunday, 5 p.m. came and went without Trump’s attorneys filing a motion to inform the court of any shift in plans, confirming that the entirety of Carroll’s civil case would play out without the accused once showing his face in the Manhattan courtroom.
Read more »
Trump will not testify in E. Jean Carroll battery trial | CNN PoliticsFormer President Donald Trump will not testify in the civil battery and defamation trial after his attorney did not inform the court of a change in strategy by a judge-imposed deadline of 5 p.m. Sunday.
Read more »
Trump won't testify in E. Jean Carroll trial after judge's deadline passesAfter suggesting he would come to New York to confront his accuser, the Sunday afternoon deadline passed without former Pres. Trump filing a motion to reopen the case for the purpose of testifying in the E. Jean Carroll civil trial.
Read more »
E. Jean Carroll demands Trump follow court order, remove rape trial postsCarroll's lawyer said in a court filing that 'we continue to object to Mr. Trump's public statements about evidence the Court held to be inadmissible at trial.'
Read more »
Judge called Trump's 'bluff' during E. Jean Carroll trial: Ex-U.S. attorneyBy extending the deadline for Trump to appear in court, Judge Lewis Kaplan took away Trump's ability to claim there was bias against him.
Read more »
Trump won't testify in E. Jean Carroll trial after judge's deadline passesDonald Trump will not testify in writer E. Jean Carroll's civil defamation and battery case against him, after a Sunday afternoon deadline passed without the former president filing a motion to reopen the case.
Read more »