The Case for Nonconsensual Sex-Area” by Donald J. Kaplan and the ‘The She Known Before You Were Awakened’

The judge in the case, Lewis A. Kaplan of the Federal District Court in Manhattan, used to describe him as a ‘he said she said’ case. Ms. Carroll’s version of events is likely to be corroborated by two friends to whom she says she promptly turned after the assault. The judge allowed the testimony of two women who accuse Mr. Trump of nonconsensual sex acts, in addition to the Access Hollywood tape which is said to show Mr. Trump having sex with women.

Two friends and Bergdorf Goodman staffers who knew of the alleged rape, as well as two women who have publicly claimed that Trump sexually assaults them, are some of the witnesses that may be produced byCarroll’s lawyers.

Trump’s lawyers are expected to argue that Carroll’s nearly 30-year old claims cannot be proved, and that Carroll was motivated by the potential for book sales and publicity.

Under the Adult Survivors Act, a one-year window was opened for people to make civil claims that are older than the statute of limitations. Like the first suit, the second one contains a defamation claim. The claim was filed quickly because Trump was no longer president when it was filed.

The two women who say Trump harassed them and made unwanted sexual advances will be called to testify. They will show excerpts of the “Access Hollywood” video where Trump brags about his sexual conquests.

Trump’s team may call Dr. Nace if it wants to. It is not clear whether the former President will attend the trial if he does not take the stand.

Witnesses in the #Metoo Movement: The Case of Donald Trump During a Sexual Assault on Jean Carroll in New York

Several women accused Mr. Trump of sexual assault after the election, and that helped spur the #Metoo movement. Ms. Carroll credits that movement with empowering her own decision to step forward. She recounts watching Weinstein’s accusers and many others who followed them, tell their stories in the civil complaint. She thought that women had changed the public conversation by saying “Me Too” and demanding accountability.

There is no video or forensic evidence to support Carroll’s rape claim, and Carroll is not even certain whether the assault took place in 1995 or 1996. The case is not a “he-said,she- said” case because of the testimony of two friends of Carroll’s who she told after the alleged assault, and the fact that two witnesses worked at Berg.

For security reasons, the jury is anonymous in the case. Six men and three women will be known only by numbers assigned to them and will arrive and leave each day by car, and be let out at undisclosed drop-off points.

Most of Tuesday was occupied by jury selection. Before the jury selection process began, New York federal district court Judge Lewis Kaplan warned both legal teams to avoid making comments or engaging in conduct that has the potential to endanger people and to not to make statements that are likely to cause violence.

At the time it was released, Trump dismissed the tape as “locker room talk,” And Trump attorney Tacopina told jurors that’s what it was: “it’s not an admission of anything certainly,” he said.

While Crowley seemed to be maintaining a cool demeanor as she spoke, his hands and voice seemed to be more angry than calm.

NEW YORK — A writer suing Donald Trump took the stand Wednesday to tell jurors that the future president raped her after she accompanied him into a department store fitting room in 1996.

I’m here because Donald Trump raped me and he didn’t say anything about it. He lied and shattered my reputation, and I’m here to try and get my life back,” she testified.

Trump denied E. JeanCarroll’s allegations. He hasn’t attended the trial thus far, but his lawyers said Tuesday it’s still possible he could decide to testify.

Trump has said that he didn’t know who she was when she first told her story publicly in a memoir and accompanying magazine excerpt. In a post on his social media site Wednesday, he called the case a “made up scam.”

She said he asked her how to pick a gift for a woman, and she went along so she could have a good time. According to Carroll, they ended up in a lingerie department, joked with each other about who should try on a bodysuit and went to a dressing room.

Then, she alleges, Trump slammed her against a wall, yanked down her tights and raped her while she struggled against him. She said she kneed him off her and fled.

In other developments, the judge said Trump made an “entirely inappropriate” online statement about the trial and warned the former president’s lawyers that he could bring more legal problems upon himself.

Trump attorney Joe Tacopina noted that jurors are told not to follow any news or online commentary about the case. He asked that Trump refrain from any further posts about the case.

The trial comes just weeks after Trump pleaded not guilty to charges of making payments to silence a porn actor who said that she had a sexual encounter with him.