Former President Donald Trump will be facing E. Jean Carroll in court today as she testifies against him in a defamation lawsuit. Carroll accuses Trump of sexually assaulting her in the 1990s, and she claims that he defamed her by denying the allegations and attacking her reputation.
Carroll's attorney argued in the opening statements that Trump used his powerful platform to humiliate and destroy her. He pointed out that Trump continues to post about Carroll on social media, even as the trial began. The focus of the case, however, will be on two specific statements that Trump made in 2019.