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Tuesday, Mary 2nd:
*Trial continues (Day 5) (@ 9am ET) - New York – E. Jean Carrol’s battery (sexual assault/rape), emotional distress & a 2nd act of defamation (for Trump's comments on Truth Social in October) lawsuit against Donald John Trump.
The lawsuit for defamation & under a New York law which allows alleged victims of sexual assault to sue over alleged crimes outside the usual statute of limitations.
Trump lawyers: Joseph Tacopina, Alina Habba & W. Perry Brandt.
U.S. District of Manhattan / U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan.
Carroll has sued Trump for defamation & for rape, saying Trump turned a friendly encounter at a luxury Manhattan department store in late 1995 or early 1996 into a violent rape.
Trial began on 4/25/23 with jury selection. 9 jurors (6 jurors & 3 alternates) (3 women & 6 men). (see post #108 page 6 for jury info).
Trial expected to last 5 to 10 days.
Defamation charges postponed by Judge Lewis Kaplan on 3/30/23. Carroll's first defamation lawsuit against Trump was filed in November 2019. But that case has been put on hold while Trump argues that a federal law protects him from being sued for defamation for comments he made while president.
Case info from 2/15/23 thru 4/23/23 & Trial Day 1-3 (4/25-4/27/23) reference post #281 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...d-defamation-trial-25-apr-2023.673736/page-15
5/1/23 Monday, Trial Day 4: Before the cross-examination of Carroll resumes, the defense requested a mistrial in a letter filed Monday at dawn. Trump's lawyer Tacopina has filed an 18-page motion for a mistrial, citing alleged unfairness, including statements about liability for Eric Trump's expressed view on Reid Hoffman's role in the case. Tacopina said the judge has mischaracterized elements of the case & improperly shut down certain lines of questioning during cross examination. Tacopina said he should have been allowed to explore why Carroll did not pursue security camera footage from the store & why Carroll did not go to the police following the alleged rape. "Proof that Plaintiff never attempted to determine if any such footage of the parties existed constitutes circumstantial evidence that her accusation is false," the letter said.
Before the testimony resumed, Judge Lewis Kaplan denied the defense's request for a mistrial. The judge offered no reason.
Plaintiff witness: E. Jean Carroll. Cross-exam continues.
for more info see posts #291, 293, 296, 299 & 300 [pg 15] & 307, 308, 311 thru 314 & 316 (article) here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-for-battery-trial-25-apr-2023.673736/page-16
Trial continues on Tuesday, 5/2/23.
*Trial continues (Day 5) (@ 9am ET) - New York – E. Jean Carrol’s battery (sexual assault/rape), emotional distress & a 2nd act of defamation (for Trump's comments on Truth Social in October) lawsuit against Donald John Trump.
The lawsuit for defamation & under a New York law which allows alleged victims of sexual assault to sue over alleged crimes outside the usual statute of limitations.
Trump lawyers: Joseph Tacopina, Alina Habba & W. Perry Brandt.
U.S. District of Manhattan / U.S. District Judge Lewis A. Kaplan.
Carroll has sued Trump for defamation & for rape, saying Trump turned a friendly encounter at a luxury Manhattan department store in late 1995 or early 1996 into a violent rape.
Trial began on 4/25/23 with jury selection. 9 jurors (6 jurors & 3 alternates) (3 women & 6 men). (see post #108 page 6 for jury info).
Trial expected to last 5 to 10 days.
Defamation charges postponed by Judge Lewis Kaplan on 3/30/23. Carroll's first defamation lawsuit against Trump was filed in November 2019. But that case has been put on hold while Trump argues that a federal law protects him from being sued for defamation for comments he made while president.
Case info from 2/15/23 thru 4/23/23 & Trial Day 1-3 (4/25-4/27/23) reference post #281 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...d-defamation-trial-25-apr-2023.673736/page-15
5/1/23 Monday, Trial Day 4: Before the cross-examination of Carroll resumes, the defense requested a mistrial in a letter filed Monday at dawn. Trump's lawyer Tacopina has filed an 18-page motion for a mistrial, citing alleged unfairness, including statements about liability for Eric Trump's expressed view on Reid Hoffman's role in the case. Tacopina said the judge has mischaracterized elements of the case & improperly shut down certain lines of questioning during cross examination. Tacopina said he should have been allowed to explore why Carroll did not pursue security camera footage from the store & why Carroll did not go to the police following the alleged rape. "Proof that Plaintiff never attempted to determine if any such footage of the parties existed constitutes circumstantial evidence that her accusation is false," the letter said.
Before the testimony resumed, Judge Lewis Kaplan denied the defense's request for a mistrial. The judge offered no reason.
Plaintiff witness: E. Jean Carroll. Cross-exam continues.
for more info see posts #291, 293, 296, 299 & 300 [pg 15] & 307, 308, 311 thru 314 & 316 (article) here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-for-battery-trial-25-apr-2023.673736/page-16
Trial continues on Tuesday, 5/2/23.