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Trump won't testify in E. Jean Carroll trial after judge's deadline passes

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Donald Trump will not testify in E. Jean Carroll's defamation and battery case against him, after a Sunday deadline passed without him filing a motion to reopen the case.

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  1. Trump will not testify in E. Jean Carroll battery trial

    Headline from KTVZ Bend ·

  2. Trump given hard deadline on E. Jean Carroll testimony

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  3. Trump rejects last chance to testify at New York civil trial

    Headline from CBS News ·

  4. Newest

    Trump won't testify in E. Jean Carroll trial after judge's deadline passes

    Headline from ABC 13 Houston ·

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  1. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Trump Won't Testify in E. Jean Carroll Civil Rape Defamation Trial, His Lawyer Says (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Carroll alleges Trump raped her in a New York City department store in the 1990s and then defamed her when she took her story public years later.

  2. Insider

    Trump won't call any witnesses to defend him in E. Jean Carroll rape trial, his lawyer says (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump won't present any witnesses in his defense in his ongoing rape and defamation trial in Manhattan.

  3. Bloomberg

    Trump’s Only Witness in Trial Over Rape Lawsuit Won’t Testify (opens Bloomberg)

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    The only witness for the defense in the trial of New York writer E. Jean Carroll’s rape and defamation lawsuit against Donald Trump is ill and can’t testify, the former president’s lawyer told the judge.

  4. Washington Examiner

    Donald Trump says he will probably attend E. Jean Carroll defamation trial (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump said he will "probably attend" the trial in the civil defamation case brought against him by E. Jean Carroll, who accused him of raping her in the 1990s and then defaming her when he called the allegations a "hoax."

  5. Newsweek

    Trump given hard deadline on E. Jean Carroll testimony (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Both sides in the civil suit against the former president rested their cases Thursday evening. Trump has not appeared in the courtroom during the trial.

  6. Insider

    Trump given until Sunday morning to change his mind about possible surprise testimony in E. Jean Carroll case (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Trump, golfing in Ireland, told reporters he'll "probably" attend the E. Jean Carroll trial. But his lawyer insists he doesn't plan to go or testify.

  7. KOB 4

    Trump rejects last chance to testify at New York civil trial (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump has rejected his last chance to testify at a civil trial where a longtime advice columnist has accused him of raping her in a luxury department store dressing room in 1996. Trump let a 5 p.m. Sunday deadline pass without asking to testify. It wasn't a surprise.

  8. UPI

    Donald Trump forgoes testifying in E. Jean Carroll civil rape case (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump will not testify in the civil rape case against him in New York City as the deadline to inform the court of his plans passed on Sunday.

  9. Mother Jones

    Deadline looms for Donald Trump to decide whether to testify in E. Jean Carroll rape case (opens Mother Jones)

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    Mother Jones's feed description

    The case could go to a jury as soon as Monday.

  10. CNN

    Trump will not testify in E. Jean Carroll battery trial (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Former 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.

  11. WREG Memphis

    Trump misses deadline to testify in E. Jean Carroll civil case (opens WREG Memphis)

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    WREG Memphis's feed description

    Former President Trump will not testify at his civil trial centered around a rape allegation by writer E. Jean Carroll after his lawyers did not meet a judge-mandated deadline on Sunday to request …

  12. Fox10 Phoenix

    Donald Trump refuses last chance to testify at New York civil trial (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    Donald Trump has not shown up once during the Manhattan federal court trial. A jury has viewed parts of an October videotaped deposition in which Trump denied raping writer E. Jean Carroll or ever knowing her.

  13. NBC News

    Trump won't testify in E. Jean Carroll rape and defamation trial after judge's deadline passes (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Judge Lewis Kaplan set a deadline of 5 p.m. Sunday for former President Donald Trump to notify the court if he wanted to testify in the case after his lawyers said he wouldn't.

  14. ABC 13 Houston

    Trump won't testify in E. Jean Carroll trial after judge's deadline passes (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    Donald Trump will not testify in E. Jean Carroll's defamation and battery case against him, after a Sunday deadline passed without him filing a motion to reopen the case.

  15. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Trump rejects last chance to testify at New York civil trial | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    Trump rejects last chance to testify at New York civil trial

  16. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Trump rejects last chance to testify at New York civil trial - Hawaii Tribune-Herald (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    Hawaiitribune Herald's feed description

    NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump rejected his last chance Sunday to testify at a civil trial where a longtime advice columnist has accused him of raping her in a luxury department store dressing room in 1996.

  17. Al Jazeera

    Trump declines to testify in New York rape, defamation trial (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Writer E Jean Carroll has accused former US president of assaulting her at a Manhattan department store in 1996.

  18. Insider

    Trump told reporters he would 'confront' the 'false' rape accusation made against him by E. Jean Carroll. He has officially missed the final deadline to testify. (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Lawyers for Donald Trump were given a Sunday 5 p.m. deadline to file a request to testify. Nothing was filed.

  19. Washington Examiner

    Trump misses final deadline to testify in E. Jean Carroll defamation trial (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump has declined the opportunity to testify at his civil trial for a defamation suit brought by author E. Jean Carroll.

  20. Anchorage Daily News

    Trump rejects last chance to testify at New York civil trial alleging rape and defamation (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    The former president has not shown up once during the two-week trial where writer E. Jean Carroll testified for several days, repeating claims she first made publicly in a 2019 memoir.

  21. Newsweek

    Trump misses E. Jean Carroll case deadline: "He has no defense" (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Some social media users speculated that Trump's failure to testify could go against the former president as the jury decides a verdict.

  22. New York Post

    Trump will not testify in E. Jean Carroll rape, defamation trial (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Donald Trump will not testify at a civil trial challenging claims made by writer E. Jean Carroll that he raped her in a luxury department store dressing room in the 1990s and later defamed her by d…

  23. The Guardian

    Trump is ‘nonstop’ liar who destroyed E Jean Carroll’s reputation, jury hears (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Advice columnist’s lawyer says in closing arguments jurors can believe 10 witnesses or ex-president who declined to testify

  24. Talking Points Memo

    Trump Chickens Out Of Testifying In Carroll Trial (opens Talking Points Memo)

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    Talking Points Memo's feed description

    The deadline passed Sunday without former President Trump changing his mind and deciding to testify in the trial of E. Jean Carroll’s rape and defamation claims.

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