E. Jean Carroll arrives for her civil defamation trial against former President Donald Trump at Manhattan Federal Court on Thursday.
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E. Jean Carroll arrives for her civil defamation trial against former President Donald Trump at Manhattan Federal Court on Thursday.
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Former President Trump, in brief testimony Thursday in the defamation trial brought by the writer E. Jean Carroll, insisted that his previous recorded statement about the allegations was true and that he did not intend to harm her.
In all, Trump spoke for less than a minute.
Asked by Alina Habba, his lawyer, if he ever instructed anyone to hurt Carroll, Trump said that he didn’t, and just wanted to defend himself, his family and his presidency. Asked by Carroll’s lawyer if he attended the previous trial involving Carroll, he said no.
Carroll sued Trump for calling her a liar when she accused him of sexually assaulting her. This is her second lawsuit against him.
The judge has already ruled Trump is liable for defamation but a jury must decide how much he owes her.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
