Key takeaways:
- Former President Donald Trump was deposed in a civil lawsuit filed by columnist E. Jean Carroll, who accused him of rape.
- Trump angrily denied Carroll’s allegation, calling her a “whack job” and threatening to sue her.
- The case is being closely watched as it could set a precedent for how the courts handle claims against a sitting president.
Former President Donald Trump was deposed in a civil lawsuit filed by columnist E. Jean Carroll, who accused him of rape in a New York department store in the mid-1990s. Excerpts of the deposition, unsealed by a federal court judge on Friday, revealed a contentious battle between Trump and Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for Carroll.
Trump angrily denied Carroll’s allegation, calling her a “whack job” who’s “not my type.” He also threatened to sue the columnist and hurled insults at her. Judge Lewis Kaplan ordered the excerpt to be made public after denying Trump’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit earlier in the day.
The deposition comes as Trump plans to host his initial 2024 campaign event later this month. He had previously argued against a recent New York law allowing victims of sexual assault a one-year window to file civil claims that would otherwise be time-barred.
The unsealed deposition is the latest development in the ongoing legal battle between Trump and Carroll. The former president has denied the allegations and previously called them “false and defamatory.”
The case is being closely watched as it could set a precedent for how the courts handle claims against a sitting president. It is unclear when the case will go to trial, but it is expected to be a long and contentious legal battle.
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