Trump faces rape allegation civil trial amidst controversy.

E. Jean Carroll, who accused former US President Donald Trump of raping her almost 30 years ago, testified in a civil trial on Wednesday, claiming that Trump sexually assaulted her and defamed her by lying about it. Carroll is seeking unspecified damages from Trump over an alleged encounter in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room in late 1995 or early 1996. Trump is not attending the trial, but he stood by his criticism of Carroll on his Truth Social platform, prompting the judge to warn he could face more legal problems if he kept discussing the case.