Trump Faces Defamation Trial Over Denial of Sexual Assault Allegations

E. Jean Carroll seeks damages for defamation following Trump's public denial of her sexual assault allegations and subsequent online harassment.

Former President Donald Trump is currently in court for a defamation trial brought by E. Jean Carroll, who alleges Trump sexually assaulted her three decades ago and then defamed her by questioning her honesty, motivations, and physical attractiveness when she dared to write her story.
Carroll has already won a case against Trump last year when a previous jury found Trump liable for sexually assaulting her in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s.
The ongoing trial pertains to whether Trump owes Carroll for statements he made as president in June 2019 denying they ever met and branding her a liar.
Carroll has testified that her life changed dramatically after Trump's statements, leading to a deluge of online hate and threats against her.
Trump's lawyer, Alina Habba, has been attempting to discredit Carroll during the trial, but has been repeatedly shut down by the presiding judge, Lewis Kaplan.