Trump considers skipping rape trial to avoid traffic burden.

A civil trial against former President Donald Trump for assault charges filed by E. Jean Carroll is set to proceed on April 25, after Judge Lewis Kaplan denied Trump's motion to adjourn. The evidence against Trump appears strong, including contemporaneous witnesses and unidentified male DNA on the dress Carroll was wearing during the alleged assault. Trump's legal team, led by Joseph Tacopina and Alina Habba, faces a difficult matchup against Carroll's attorney Roberta Kaplan, an experienced civil rights and commercial litigator. Trump may settle the case to avoid admitting culpability.