In a recent interview with New Yorker editor David Remnick, E. Jean Carroll was asked whether her legal victory against Donald Trump represented the former president’s long-awaited comeuppance. Her response captured the spirit of the moment: “I think it just may be.”
She appeared tentatively hopeful. The interview was published two and a half weeks after a jury found Trump had sexually abused Carroll. Finally, a court of law had nailed Trump for his frequently repulsive behaviour toward women. Just thirteen days after that verdict, he was indicted on thirty-seven criminal charges, including conspiracy to obstruct justice. He could face up to twenty years in prison if convicted on all charges. And this week he was indicted once again: four more counts for attempting to upend the 2020 presidential election results.
