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By Luc Cohen, Jack Queen and Jonathan Stempel

Trump rape accuser's case not a 'he said, she said,' lawyer says as trial starts

Former U.S. President Donald Trump rape accuser E. Jean Carroll arrives to the Manhattan Federal Court in New York, U.S. April 25, 2023. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

E. Jean Carroll's accusation that Donald Trump raped her was not a "he said, she said" dispute, a lawyer representing the writer told jurors on Tuesday as a civil trial over the former U.S. president's conduct nearly three decades ago got under way.

Shawn Crowley, who represents the former Elle magazine advice columnist, said in her opening statement that Trump "slammed Ms. Carroll against the wall" and "pressed his lips to hers," an account other witnesses were prepared to verify.

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