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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jennifer Peltz

What's behind sexual assault lawsuit against Donald Trump?

Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

As Donald Trump ran for and served as president, over a dozen women publicly accused him of sexual assault and harassment. Most of those claims — all denied by Trump — were never taken to court. None has gone to trial. But that is about to change.

Jury selection starts Tuesday in E. Jean Carroll's rape lawsuit in a New York federal court. The former Elle magazine advice columnist alleges that Trump raped her in a luxury department store dressing room in the mid-1990s.

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