Donald Trump Testifies Against Woman Who Accused Him Of Rape

Former US president Donald Trump testified Wednesday in a defamation case pitting him against a prominent former American columnist who says he raped her in the 1990s.

Former US President Donald Trump is expected to testify on Wednesday in a libel case he instigated against a prominent US columnist who said he raped her in the 1990s.

E Jane Carroll, 78, alleges that Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a New York department store.

last week,

A New York federal court judge has rejected a request by Donald Trump, who has denied the accusation, for a further delay in filing.

Judge Lewis Kaplan ruled that Ms. Carroll and Donald Trump's statements must be held on October 14 and 19, respectively.

It is not known if Ms Carroll testified on Friday,

Neither party lawyers responded to requests for comment from AFP.

Jane Carroll on Tuesday posted a photo of her lawyer Roberta Kaplan on Twitter with the caption "Carol vs. Trump," and wished Kaplan "good luck for tomorrow." She later deleted the tweet.

Ms. Kaplan, who is not related to the case judge, is a partner

Founder of the Time's Up movement that provides legal assistance to victims of sexual assault.

Carroll, a former columnist for Elle magazine, sued then-President Trump for defamation in New York civil court in November 2019.

In an excerpt from her book published in New York magazine that year,

Carroll said she was raped by Trump in the changing room of the luxury Bergdorf Goodman department store on New York's Fifth Avenue in the mid-1990s.

Donald Trump denied the accusation, saying Carroll was "not my type" and was "a complete liar," which led to a defamation lawsuit being filed.

The case was delayed due to procedural battles,

Including whether Donald Trump should be represented by the US government, because he was president at the time he made these statements.

According to several media outlets on Tuesday, Mr. Trump's lawyers have always claimed that their client is protected by his executive immunity,

Especially for the alleged defamatory statements he made during his tenure.

Last week, Donald Trump made fresh comments about the case on his Truth Social, mocking Carroll's rape allegations.

According to legal experts cited in the Vice News report, Ms. Carroll could argue that Donald Trump has once again vilified her -

This time as a normal citizen.

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