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Witness says E Jean Carroll called her ‘hyperventilating’ after alleged rape by Trump

Lisa Birnbach arrives to federal court to testify as part of a lawsuit against Donald Trump in New York, New York on Tuesday.
Lisa Birnbach arrives to federal court to testify as part of a lawsuit against Donald Trump in New York, New York on Tuesday. Photograph: Seth Wenig/AP

A close friend of E Jean Carroll has told a New York jury she received a distressed call from the advice columnist within minutes of Donald Trump allegedly raping her.

Lisa Birnbach testified at Carroll’s civil action against the former president on Tuesday that she was feeding her children at home when Carroll called “breathless, hyperventilating, emotional” in spring 1996.

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