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E Jean Carroll returns to witness stand in Trump rape trial

Former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll arrives to Manhattan federal court on May 1, 2023, in New York.
Former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll arrives to Manhattan federal court on May 1, 2023, in New York. Photograph: John Minchillo/AP

The advice columnist E Jean Carroll returns to the witness stand on Monday to face another day of cross-examination in her lawsuit against Donald Trump for alleged rape and defamation.

Last week, Carroll denied that she falsely accused Trump of assaulting her in order to sell books and for political ends. She is seeking damages for alleged rape in a New York department store changing room in 1996, and for defamation after Trump accused her of lying when she went public with her accusations in a book.

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