The New York Daily News reports:
Donald Trump is headed to trial in New York City this spring in writer E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit alleging he raped her and then defamed her by saying she was lying about the sexual assault, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Manhattan Federal Court Judge Lewis Kaplan set an April 25 trial date hours after Trump’s lawyers asked him to push the case back to June. Kaplan said he is yet to resolve whether the trial will consolidate the two suits Carroll has against Trump.
“When I say she’s not my type, I say she is not a woman I would ever be attracted to. There is no reason for me to be attracted to her,” Trump said in his October deposition. During the same sit-down, the ex-president mistook Carroll for his second wife, Marla Maples, when shown a photo.
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Donald Trump is headed to trial in NYC this spring in writer E. Jean Carroll’s lawsuit alleging he raped her and then defamed her by saying she was lying about the sexual assault, a judge rules.https://t.co/T3kKqji3zH
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 8, 2023