
E Jean Carroll, a former advice columnist, has started to testify in a civil trial, where she alleges that former United States President Donald Trump raped her in the 1990s and later defamed her when she came forward with her story.
“I’m here because Donald Trump raped me, and when I wrote about it, he lied and said it didn’t happen,” Carroll said in Manhattan federal court on Wednesday. “He lied and shattered my reputation, and I’m here to try and get my life back.”