US representative promises ‘surprising’ new material at Jan 6 hearing
Donald Trump was slammed for calling the US legal system a “broken disgrace” after a judge ruled that he must give a deposition in a defamation lawsuit lodged by columnist E Jean Carroll, who accuses him of raping her in New York’s Bergdorf Goodman store in 1996.
The former president issued a statement once again denying that he had attacked Ms Carroll, adding that “she’s not my type”.
Mr Trump said: “I don’t know this woman, have no idea who she is ... She completely made up a story that I met her at the doors of this crowded New York City Department Store and, within minutes, ‘swooned’ her. It is a hoax and a lie.”
Meanwhile, at a hearing today, the January 6 House committee is expected to unveil “surprising” details about the US Capitol attack, including evidence from the former president’s secret service detail. The session is likely to be the panel’s last public hearing before the November midterm elections.
