Key takeaways:
- Donald Trump declined his last chance to testify in the civil trial where E. Jean Carroll has accused him of raping her in 1996.
- The jury has watched lengthy excerpts from an October videotaped deposition in which Trump vehemently denied raping Carroll or having any sexual contact with her.
- The outcome of the trial could have a major impact on Trump’s political future.
Former President Donald Trump has declined his last chance to testify in a civil trial where longtime advice columnist E. Jean Carroll has accused him of raping her in a luxury department store dressing room in 1996. The trial has been taking place in Manhattan for the past two weeks, during which Carroll testified and repeated her claims from a 2019 memoir.
U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan gave Trump until 5 p.m. Sunday to file a request to testify, but the former president did not take the opportunity. The jury has also watched lengthy excerpts from an October videotaped deposition in which Trump vehemently denied raping Carroll or having any sexual contact with her.
Carroll is seeking compensatory and punitive damages totaling millions of dollars. She alleges that Trump raped her in a New York luxury department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. Trump has denied the allegations and is a Republican candidate for president in 2024.
The trial is ongoing and it is unclear how the jury will rule. It is also unclear if Trump will be called to testify at a later date. The outcome of the trial could have a major impact on Trump’s political future.
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