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Jury Begins Deliberations in E. Jean Carroll's Suit Accusing Donald Trump of Rape

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Donald Trump never attended the trial and rejected an invitation to testify

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  1. E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump Rest Cases in Civil Rape Trial

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    Jury Begins Deliberations in E. Jean Carroll's Suit Accusing Donald Trump of Rape

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  1. Washington Examiner

    Donald Trump trial: Witness says Carroll was 'hyperventilating' after alleged rape (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A friend of former columnist E. Jean Carroll took the stand in the defamation trial against former President Donald Trump Tuesday, testifying that Carroll was "hyperventilating" when the writer said she had been raped by him.

  2. Washington Examiner

    Trump forfeits only expert witness in E. Jean Carroll defamation trial (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Former President Donald Trump will not put up a defense in his civil trial on allegations that he raped former columnist E. Jean Carroll in the mid-1990s, his attorneys told a judge presiding over the case Wednesday.

  3. Wall Street Journal

    E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump Rest Cases in Civil Rape Trial (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    After closing arguments next week, the nine-member New York jury will consider Ms. Carroll’s battery and defamation claims, which were filed in 2022.

  4. CNN

    E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump rest their cases in civil rape trial, but Trump could still testify (opens CNN)

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    Attorneys for E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump rested their respective cases in the battery and defamation trial against the former president in Manhattan federal court on Thursday evening.

  5. Talking Points Memo

    Trump Makes Sure Jury Knows He’s Not Attracted To E. Jean Carroll’s Lawyer, Either (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    Talking Points Memo's feed description

    The jury in the civil trial in which author E. Jean Carroll is accusing Donald Trump of rape was finally shown video of Trump's taped deposition Thursday where he mixes up a photo of Carroll with one…

  6. New York Post

    Jury in Donald Trump rape case will have wide latitude to discuss E. Jean Carroll’s allegations (opens New York Post)

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    The writer E. Jean Carroll, 79, testified that Trump raped her in 1996 inside a dressing room at the luxury Bergdorf Goodman store in Manhattan after they had a chance encounter and shopped togethe…

  7. The Guardian

    Trump rape trial: jury to hear closing arguments in E Jean Carroll lawsuit (opens The Guardian)

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    Former president, who has declined to testify, denies rape of advice columnist in Bergdorf Goodman department store in 1996

  8. Delaware Public Media

    A jury hears final arguments in E. Jean Carroll's claims against Trump (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    A lawyer told a jury Monday that Donald Trump should be held accountable for sexually attacking advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996 because even a former president is not above the law.

  9. NBC 6 South Florida

    Jury Begins Deliberations in E. Jean Carroll's Suit Accusing Donald Trump of Rape (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    Donald Trump never attended the trial and rejected an invitation to testify

  10. The Conversation US

    Trump found liable for assaulting, defaming E. Jean Carroll – after a trial where he relied on a discredited myth about how women should react to rape (opens The Conversation US)

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    Trump’s lawyers questioned E. Jean Carroll, a magazine columnist, about why she did not scream or call the police after, she alleged, Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s.

  11. Forbes

    Jury In Donald Trump Rape Trial Begins Deliberation (opens Forbes)

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    A verdict will decide whether E. Jean Carroll’s claim the former president sexually assaulted her is true.

  12. New York Post

    Republicans split on Trump liability verdict in E. Jean Carroll case (opens New York Post)

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    Republicans challenging former President Donald Trump for the 2024 nomination were divided Tuesday after the 76-year-old was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation of the writer E. Jean Carro…

  13. CBS News

    Jury begins deliberations in E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit accusing Trump of rape (opens CBS News)

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    Trump "has an M.O." — targeting women in "semi-public" places and "grabbing" their genitals, Carroll's attorney said in closing arguments. Trump's lawyer said Carroll's story "is a lie."

  14. The Guardian

    Trump rape trial: jury begins deliberations in E Jean Carroll lawsuit (opens The Guardian)

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    For Carroll to win civil claim for sexual battery, jury must reach a unanimous verdict based on ‘a preponderance of the evidence’

  15. Politico

    Read the full jury verdict form from the E. Jean Carroll defamation trial (opens Politico)

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    Trump's legal team did not call any witnesses during the trial, and Trump himself did not testify in court during the trial.

  16. New Hampshire Public Radio

    Jury to start deliberations in suit accusing Trump of rape (opens New Hampshire Public Radio)

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    U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan will read instructions on the law to the nine-person jury for about an hour before jurors begin discussing the civil claims of battery and defamation against Donald J. Trump.

  17. CNN

    What E. Jean Carroll has to prove to win her case against Donald Trump (opens CNN)

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    A jury is expected to begin deliberations Tuesday in E. Jean Carroll's civil battery and defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump.

  18. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Jury reaches verdict in suit accusing Trump of rape (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    A jury in New York City began deliberating Tuesday in the lawsuit brought by columnist E. Jean Carroll, who alleges that Donald Trump raped her in a luxury Manhattan department store in 1996.

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  20. NBC 6 South Florida

    Jury in Trump Rape Defamation Trial Gets Charging Instructions From Judge (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    Former President Donald Trump denies sexually assaulting writer E. Jean Carroll in a New York department store decades ago.

  21. The New Republic

    E. Jean Carroll, Thank You (opens The New Republic)

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    Carroll was a rock on the stand in the rape trial against Donald Trump.

  22. Newsweek

    Donald Trump issues two-sentence response to E. Jean Carroll verdict (opens Newsweek)

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    "THIS VERDICT IS A DISGRACE," Trump wrote in a TruthSocial post on Tuesday afternoon.

  23. The Daily Caller

    Trump Responds To Verdict (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Former President Donald Trump reacted on Truth Social to the verdict in the rape and defamation suit brought by E Jean Carroll.

  24. New York Post

    Jurors to begin deliberations in E. Jean Carroll’s civil rape case against Donald Trump (opens New York Post)

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    A Manhattan jury is slated to begin deliberations Tuesday morning in writer E. Jean Carroll’s civil rape suit against former President Donald Trump.

  25. NBC New York

    Jury Reaches Verdict in E. Jean Carroll's Suit Accusing Donald Trump of Rape (opens NBC New York)

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    Donald Trump never attended the trial and rejected an invitation to testify

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