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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Luc Cohen and Jack Queen

Trump's absence at civil rape trial shows 'he did it,' accuser's lawyer says

Lawyer Michael Ferrara gives his rebuttal during closing arguments during a civil trial where former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll accuses former U.S. president Donald Trump of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s, and of defamation, in New York, U.S., May 8, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg

Donald Trump's absence from a trial where writer E. Jean Carroll accuses him of rape and defamation shows that "he did it," a lawyer for Carroll said on Monday, while Trump's lawyer told jurors the case was "outrageous."

"He never looked you in the eye and denied raping Ms. Carroll," lawyer Mike Ferrara told jurors as the civil trial in Manhattan federal court neared the end of an eighth day. "You should draw the conclusion that that's because he did it."

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