WRITER FILES CIVIL LAWSUITSĬarroll disclosed Trump's alleged attack in New York magazine in June 2019, as she prepared to release her memoir.Īsked about the claim, Trump, who was then president, told a reporter at the White House that the rape never happened and Carroll was "not my type."Ĭarroll sued Trump for defamation in November 2019. She said she decided to speak out after many women accused the Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of rape, sparking the #MeToo movement, and that she owed her readers "the truth." She said the attack lasted two to three minutes.Ĭarroll said she confided in another author and a local TV news anchor about the alleged rape, but did not tell police. Trump, according to Carroll, later "maneuvered" her into the dressing room where he closed the door, forced her against a wall, pulled down her tights and penetrated her, before she broke free. She said Trump recognized her, calling her "that advice lady," and asked for help buying a gift for another woman. TRUMP ACCUSED OF RAPEĬarroll has accused Trump of having sexually assaulted her in a dressing room at the Bergdorf Goodman department store in Midtown Manhattan in late 1995 or early 1996. President Donald Trump, whom she accuses of rape. NEW YORK, April 25 (Reuters) - Here are some facts about the civil lawsuit going to trial on Tuesday brought by former Elle magazine advice columnist E.
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