Commentary: How Donald Trump’s abhorrent character made E. Jean Carroll’s case
by Harry Litman, Los Angeles Times
May 10, 2023
3 minutes
A federal jury found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll on Tuesday after less than three hours of deliberation, delivering a quick and devastating verdict on the conduct and character of the former president.
The plaintiff showed remarkable courage and credibility over the course of three days of draining testimony, especially under cross-examination. Trump attorney Joe Tacopina scored few points and lost many more in his overbearing and overlong attack on Carroll.
But as
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