Lawyers on each side of the E Jean Carroll v Donald Trump trial delivered closing arguments on Monday (8 May), wrapping up the proceedings a day before jurors were expected to start deliberating.
The trial began on 25 April in Manhattan federal court. It stems from a civil complaint filed by Ms Carroll against Mr Trump last year, for battery and defamation. She alleges that Mr Trump raped her in a dressing room at a Bergdorf Goodman in Manhattan, in 1995 or 1996, and defamed her in a subsequent denial. Mr Trump has maintained he did not attack Ms Carroll.
