Otherwise, the judge advised, they will choose whether Carroll had actually shown there was a more than 50% opportunity that Trump subjected her to sexual contact without her authorization or whether he by force touched her to deteriorate her or please his libido. If they address yes, they will weigh if damages are proper.
On character assassination declares coming from a declaration Trump made on social networks last October, Kaplan said jurors will need to reach a conclusion based upon a greater legal requirement — clear and persuading proof. He said that implies they will need to concur it was “highly probable” that Trump’s declaration was incorrect and was made maliciously with purposeful intent to hurt or out of hatred or ill will with careless neglect for Carroll’s rights.
Trump’s legal representative, Joe Tacopina, informed the jury in closing arguments Monday that Carroll’s story is too far brought to be thought. He said she made it as much as sustain sales of a 2019 narrative in which she initially openly revealed her claims and to disparage Trump for political factors.
Carroll’s lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, pointed out excerpts from Trump’s October deposition and his well-known talk about a 2005 “Access Hollywood” video in which he said celebs can get ladies in between the legs without asking.
She prompted jurors to think her customer.
“He didn’t even bother to show up here in person,” Kaplan said, describing Trump’s lack from court throughout the 2 weeks of trial. She said much of what he said in his deposition and in public declarations “actually supports our side of the case.”
“In a very real sense, Donald Trump is a witness against himself,” she said. “He knows what he did. He knows that he sexually assaulted E. Jean Carroll.”
Carroll, 79, affirmed that she had a possibility encounter with Trump at the Bergdorf Goodman store throughout the street from Trump Tower. She said it was an easy going interaction in which they teased each other about trying out a piece of underwear prior to Trump ended up being violent inside a dressing room.
Tacopina informed jurors there was no factor to call Trump as a witness when Carroll can’t even remember when her encounter with Trump took place.
He informed the jury Carroll comprised her claims after finding out about a 2012 “Law and Order” episode in which a lady is raped in the dressing room of the underwear area of a Bergdorf Goodman store.
“They modeled their secret scheme on an episode of one of the most popular shows on television,” he said of Carroll.
Two of Carroll’s buddies affirmed that she informed them about the encounter with Trump soon after it took place, several years prior to the “Law and Order” episode aired.
Larry Neumeister, The Associated Press
