Trump Fails to Win New Trial in E. Jean Carroll Sex-Abuse Case [View all]
Source: Bloomberg News
"A federal appeals court denied Donald Trumps request for a new trial in New York writer E. Jean Carrolls sexual abuse lawsuit, dealing a blow to the president-elect as he seeks to put his legal woes behind him before taking office.
The US Court of Appeals for Second Circuit in Manhattan on Monday rejected Trumps argument that jurors last year shouldnt have heard the so-called Access Hollywood tape or testimony from another woman who accused him of sexual assault.
That evidenced helped to establish a repeated, idiosyncratic pattern of conduct consistent with what Ms. Carroll alleged, the court said, adding, Mr. Trump engaged in an ordinary conversation with a woman he barely knew, then abruptly lunged at her in a semi-public place and proceeded to kiss and forcefully touch her without her consent.
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