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Trump may testify in sex abuse defamation trial, but the court has limited what he can say

Headline from KOB 4, on the newest of 3 developments

Former President Donald Trump could testify as soon as Monday in his defamation trial for calling sexual assault accuser E. Jean Carroll a liar. But the judge has ruled that if Trump takes the stand, he won’t be allowed to say that the writer concocted her allegation, nor that she was motivated by f…

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  1. Trump sex abuse accuser E. Jean Carroll set to testify in defamation trial over his denials

    Headline from FOX 29 Philadelphia ·

  2. Judge loses patience with Trump lawyer in E. Jean Carroll sex assault defamation trial

    Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth ·

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    Trump may testify in sex abuse defamation trial, but the court has limited what he can say

    Headline from KOB 4 ·

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Trump attends New York court for defamation trial (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Writer E Jean Carroll is accusing Trump of defaming her in 2019 by denying he had attacked her in a department store.

  2. New York Post

    Donald Trump defamation trial live updates: E. Jean Carroll to testify Wednesday against ex-president in $10M sex abuse case (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Follow The Post’s live coverage of Trump’s E. Jean Carroll $10 million defamation suit.

  3. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Trump sex abuse accuser E. Jean Carroll set to testify in defamation trial over his denials (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    Writer E. Jean Carroll convinced a jury last year that Donald Trump sexually abused her decades ago. Now she's set to take the stand again to describe how his verbal attacks affected her after she came forward.

  4. Wfmy News 2

    Donald Trump warned to quiet down as sex abuse accuser E. Jean Carroll testifies at defamation trial (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    Earlier, without the jury in the courtroom, Trump could be seen slamming his hand on the defense table when a motion from his lawyers was denied.

  5. NBC News

    E. Jean Carroll to testify at damages trial with Donald Trump expected to be in attendance (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A civil jury last year found Trump liable for sexually abusing Carroll in the 1990s, and the judge presiding over the case found him liable for defaming her while he was president.

  6. Insider

    Trump attacked E. Jean Carroll again as his defamation trial was underway. Her lawyers urged the jury to 'make him stop.' (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Donald Trump continued to attack E. Jean Carroll on Truth Social even as his second defamation trial began.

  7. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Donald Trump sex abuse accuser E. Jean Carroll set to testify in defamation trial over his denials (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    Carroll is due to testify Wednesday in the second federal civil trial over her claims against Trump, who denies them all.

  8. Fox News

    Trump attends defamation damages trial stemming from E. Jean Carroll lawsuit, after winning Iowa Caucuses (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Former President Trump sat in a New York City courtroom Tuesday as part of the civil defamation damages trial stemming from E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit claiming he sexually attacked her in a department store dressing room in the 1990s.

  9. CNN

    Live updates: E. Jean Carroll defamation trial against Donald Trump (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A jury will be asked to decide how much in damages former President Donald Trump must pay E. Jean Carroll for his 2019 defamatory statements about Carroll's sexual assault allegations. Follow the latest here.

  10. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Trump sexual assault defamation trial: E. Jean Carroll testifies after ex-president, judge clash (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Donald Trump clashed with the judge and complained about E. Jean Carroll’s testimony during her first day on the stand in his sex assault defamation trial.

  11. The Guardian

    E Jean Carroll resumes cross examination in Trump defamation trial (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Federal court trial will determine financial penalties against former US president over denials of her rape allegation against him

  12. UPI

    E. Jean Carroll cross-examined by Trump lawyer at defamation trial (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    E. Jean Carroll Thursday continued her testimony under cross-examination in her civil defamation case against Donald Trump. Trump was not there, attending the Florida funeral of his mother-in-law instead.

  13. NPR

    E. Jean Carroll testifies in her 2nd defamation case against Trump (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    In the second day of writer E. Jean Carroll's defamation case against former president Donald Trump, she took the witness stand. This is the second defamation case involving Carroll and Trump.

  14. CNN

    Takeaways from E. Jean Carroll’s testimony at a contentious Day 2 of the Trump defamation trial (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Donald Trump clashed in court Wednesday with yet another judge overseeing one of his trials, after the judge in his civil defamation case threatened to remove the former president for making comments that could be overheard by the jury while his accuser was testifying.

  15. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Judge loses patience with Trump lawyer in E. Jean Carroll sex assault defamation trial (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Donald Trump clashed with the judge and complained about E. Jean Carroll’s testimony during her first day on the stand in his sex assault defamation trial.

  16. KOB 4

    Trump may testify in sex abuse defamation trial, but the court has limited what he can say (opens KOB 4)

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    Former President Donald Trump could testify as soon as Monday in his defamation trial for calling sexual assault accuser E. Jean Carroll a liar. But the judge has ruled that if Trump takes the stand, he won’t be allowed to say that the writer concocted her allegation, nor that she was motivated by f…

  17. UPI

    Trump, E. Jean Carroll damages trial delayed over illness concerns (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Monday's hearing in the trial on how much former President Donald Trump owes writer E. Jean Carroll in damages for defaming her was postponed Monday as some of Trump's attorneys and a juror had been ill.

  18. Forbes

    Trump’s E. Jean Carroll Trial Canceled Over Sick Juror (opens Forbes)

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    Trump's attorney said the ex-president is prepared to testify at the trial when it resumes.

  19. Triblive

    Possible Trump testimony in sex abuse defamation trial postponed due to juror illness (opens Triblive)

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    NEW YORK — A juror’s illness forced the postponement for at least a day Monday of a defamation trial where former President Donald Trump was expected to tell a jury why he has for years has spoken so disparagingly about E. Jean Carroll — the writer who claims he sexually

  20. WMUR

    Trump may testify in sex abuse defamation trial. Here's where the case stands (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Trump could testify as soon as Monday in the defamation trial over his 2019 comments branding Carroll a liar who faked a sexual attack to sell a memoir. He plans to be in court as the New York trial resumes after a weekend break.

  21. ABC 13 Houston

    Trump may testify in sex abuse defamation trial in NYC, but the court has limited what he can say (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    ABC 13 Houston's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump has told the public for years what he thinks of E. Jean Carroll, the writer who claims he sexually assaulted her in the 1990s. Now he has a chance to talk to a jury about her - but within limits he might well test.

  22. The Guardian

    Donald Trump and E Jean Carroll may face off in court again Monday in defamation trial (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Trial is Carroll’s second defamation trial against Trump, who denied her claim that he raped her in the 90s in a department store

  23. Voice of America

    Trump Planning to Testify in Defamation Damages Trial (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    Jury only deciding whether he owes more money to woman who accused him of sexually abusing her decades ago

  24. Fortune

    Trump may testify in his new defamation trial with E. Jean Carroll—but he can’t say she made up her story or was motivated by money (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    While Carroll testified last week, he complained to his lawyers about a “witch hunt” and a “con job” loudly enough so that the judge threatened to throw Trump out of the courtroom if he kept it up.

  25. CBS News

    Trump trial in E. Jean Carroll defamation case delayed because of sick juror (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The trial in the defamation case brought by the writer E. Jean Carroll against former President Donald Trump was delayed on Monday because a juror wasn't feeling well.

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