How Carroll v. Trump revealed #MeToo era’s impact
by Peter Grier
May 10, 2023
4 minutes
Asked about his “Access Hollywood” tape, the clip of him speaking flippantly about celebrities and sexual abuse of women that surfaced just prior to the 2016 election, former President Donald Trump explained his thinking.
Yes, on the tape he’d said that if you’re a “star” you can “do anything,” Mr. Trump acknowledged in his deposition last fall for writer E. Jean Carroll’s sexual assault and defamation lawsuit against him. Historically that’s been the case, he said.
“I guess that’s been largely true. ... Unfortunately or fortunately,” he said.
On Tuesday, a New York jury replied, in essence, “Not so fast. It’s not going to be true for this case, at least.”
The finding of the six men
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