Trump faces legal battle in E. Jean Carroll defamation and assault case.
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The trial has begun in E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, in which she accuses him of rape and defamation. Carroll alleges that Trump sexually assaulted her in a department store bathroom in the 1990s and then tried to ruin her reputation after she went public with the allegation in 2019. Trump denies the allegations, and his attorney intends to show that Carroll and two friends "colluded to get their stories straight" about the alleged incident. The trial comes as Trump faces significant criminal and civil legal scrutiny.
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