Former President Donald Trump’s strategy in the E. Jean Carroll trial is not likely to garner him any sympathy from the jury set to decide how much he owes the defamed writer he was found liable for sexually abusing in the 1990s, legal experts say.
Trump lawyer Alina Habba’s second day of cross-examination on Thursday focused on whether Carroll had actually benefited from the attention of her rape allegation against the former president and his subsequent attacks — which Carroll said prompted a torrent of hateful messages and threats. Habba questioned Carroll about how much money she subsequently earned, praise she received from celebrities and even the number of Substack followers she had.
