E. Jean Carroll’s lawyers rested their case in the civil lawsuit brought against Donald Trump, who she said raped her in the mid-1990s. Both sides are expected to deliver their closing arguments early next week, with the case then in the jury’s hands.
While Thursday marked the end of expected testimony in the case, Trump suggested earlier in the day that he could still wind up appearing in court and taking the stand. Trump has so far stayed away from the courtroom since the trial began, holding a political event last week andJoe Tacopina, an attorney for Trump, said this week and again on Thursday when he formally waived Trump’s right to appear that his client would not testify in the case. Trump has no obligation to testify or appear.
“I saw a photo of her,” Trump, who is 76, said about his accuser in the sworn interview that was videotaped in October. “And the only difference between me and other people is that I’m honest.” Trump has said this encounter never occurred, denied knowing Carroll, and said she was making the accusation to try to sell books.
Trump’s attorneys have reiterated what their client has said, describing Carroll as a stranger to him and saying her story is a fabrication.During his opening statement last week, Tacopina said his case would derive from the cross-examination of the people Carroll’s side called to the stand.
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