The Legal Battle Between E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump: A Recap.

A jury is set to deliberate in E. Jean Carroll's civil battery and defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump. Carroll alleges that Trump raped her in 1996 and then defamed her in a social media post last year. The jury must determine whether Carroll's legal team proved that Trump committed battery against her and whether he knowingly exposed her to public ridicule. The jury can award punitive damages and actual damages to compensate her for the harm Trump caused her. Trump did not attend the trial, and his legal team has accused Carroll of fabricating her rape allegations to sell her book.