Jury finds Donald Trump sexually abused columnist E Jean Carroll | First Thing
Verdict legally brands a former US president as a sexual predator but clears Trump of rape. Plus, can New York's Carbone survive its own success?
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A New York jury found yesterday that Donald Trump sexually abused the advice columnist E Jean Carroll in a New York department store changing room 27 years ago.
What did Carroll say after the verdict? As she was escorted to a car, Carroll said: We're very happy."
What about Trump? Trump used his Truth Social platform to say: I have absolutely no idea who this woman is. The verdict is a disgrace - a continuation of the greatest witch-hunt of all time." In his deposition, released to the public last week, Trump mistook a picture of Carroll in his company for a picture of his second wife, Marla Maples.
What did the investigator say? It seemed to be known within the community that minors either are or were working overnight shifts. They told us about children that were falling asleep in class, that they had burns, chemical burns. They were concerned for the safety of the kids. They were concerned that they weren't able to stay awake and do their job, which is learning in school," Shannon Rebolledo, a labor department investigator, told 60 Minutes.
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