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Columnist E Jean Carroll claims Donald Trump raped her in Manhattan department store in 1990s

‘One of the reasons why women don’t come forward is they are asked ‘why didn’t you scream’. It keeps women silent’

Lawyers can't deny Trump's a liar or sexual predator — all that's left is implying women aren't worth listening to

A stunning exchange between the trial judge and Trump’s lawyer this week belied a larger issue in the case: Whether the funding of Ms Carroll’s legal expenses by a private nonprofit primarily funded by liberal megadonor Reid Hoffman has any bearing on the case. John Bowden reports

Inconsistency has led to Trump opening up new attack, and facing admonishment from judge

But "her cross-examination could be an ordeal,” experts warn

Judge Lewis Kaplan warned Trump's attorney that his client is "tampering with a new source of potential liability"

Judge says Trump ‘may or may not be tampering with a new source of potential liability’

Lewis Kaplan condemns ex-president for calling civil rape trial ‘a made-up scam’ and Carroll’s lawyer a ‘political operative’