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Trump continues lies about election and lashes out after N.Y. verdict in town hall
Source: NPR
In his first media appearance since being found liable for sexual abuse and defamation to the tune of $5 million, former President Trump defensively lashed out once again, as he typically does when he disagrees with something or his back is against the wall politically.
"This woman — I don't know her. I never met her. I have no idea who she is," Trump claimed of the writer E. Jean Carroll, who brought the civil suit against him in New York, during a CNN town hall in New Hampshire.
Carroll accused Trump of raping her in the fitting room of an upscale Manhattan department store in the 1990s. A jury stopped short of saying it believed there was a preponderance of evidence to show rape occurred, but did say there was enough for battery and sexual abuse.
Clearly, the whopping sum awarded to Carroll has not cowed Trump, who mocked Carroll, referring to her as a "whack job." Trump was seen in a picture with Carroll, one that came up in a taped deposition that was shown to the New York jury. Trump said Carroll was not his "type," but when shown the photo, he confused Carroll for his second wife, Marla Maples.
"This woman — I don't know her. I never met her. I have no idea who she is," Trump claimed of the writer E. Jean Carroll, who brought the civil suit against him in New York, during a CNN town hall in New Hampshire.
Carroll accused Trump of raping her in the fitting room of an upscale Manhattan department store in the 1990s. A jury stopped short of saying it believed there was a preponderance of evidence to show rape occurred, but did say there was enough for battery and sexual abuse.
Clearly, the whopping sum awarded to Carroll has not cowed Trump, who mocked Carroll, referring to her as a "whack job." Trump was seen in a picture with Carroll, one that came up in a taped deposition that was shown to the New York jury. Trump said Carroll was not his "type," but when shown the photo, he confused Carroll for his second wife, Marla Maples.
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2023/05/10/1175370747/trump-continues-lies-about-election-and-lashes-out-after-n-y-verdict-in-town-hal
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