Trump's request for delay in E. Jean Carroll rape trial denied by judge.

A federal judge has denied former President Donald Trump's request to delay his civil trial on allegations of sexual assault and defamation by advice columnist E. Jean Carroll. The trial is set to begin next week, with jury selection scheduled for April 25. Trump argued that a "cooling off" period was necessary due to intense media scrutiny following his criminal indictment in New York state court, but the judge rejected this argument, stating that the case is entirely unrelated to the state prosecution. Carroll claims Trump raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room in the 1990s and then made defamatory statements about her allegations. Trump has denied wrongdoing.