Trump sues E Jean Carroll for defamation over rape comments
by Guardian staff and agency from US news | The Guardian on (#6CHPB)
Former president makes counterclaim, after civil trial found he sexually abused her
Donald Trump has sued E Jean Carroll for defamation, alleging she falsely accused him of rape after a jury in a civil trial found that he sexually abused her.
Trump's counterclaim against Carroll in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday cited Carroll's statements on the CNN cable news channel after the verdict, and comes after a jury's finding in May that he sexually abused and defamed Carroll, but the jury did not find that he raped her.
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