There are plenty of historic firsts in this case. And historic firsts pave the way for the seconds and the thirds.
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Trump found liable for sexual abuse and defamation in E. Jean Carroll trial
Since April 25, an anonymous jury in a Manhattan courtroom has heard journalist E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit against former President Donald Trump alleging defamation and battery. On Tuesday, the jury ruled Trump was liable for defamation and sexual abuse and awarded Carroll $5 million.
The truth, Carroll's lawyer argued, is weird; only fiction, he implied, is as tidy as Joe Tacopina’s trope about victims.
The former president had the opportunity to testify in his civil rape and defamation trial but chose not to. UPDATE (May 9, 2023, 3:31 p.m. ET): A jury …
Was the jury entitled to hear from any of Trump’s other accusers? That was the weighty question Judge Lewis A. Kaplan had to decide.
Trump denies all allegations against him.
A jury began deliberating Tuesday in E. Jean Carroll's case against the former president and 2024 Republican presidential candidate.
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