Former US President Donald Trump spoke after learning of the self-declared decision of the federal jury in Manhattan. guilty For sexually abusing writer Elizabeth Jean Carroll in 1996 and slandering her years later. when he publicly condemned the attack.
In a series of videos he posted via his own social network, ‘Truth Social’, Trump insisted his trial was “the continuation of the greatest witch hunt in history”, calling it a “very unfair trial”. He said the decision was “an embarrassment to our country”. He repeatedly insisted to his followers, “I don’t know who this woman is, I don’t know at all, this is another fraud, a political witch hunt,” and told his followers “we must fight, we can’t let our country go”. fall into this abyss”.
As this is a civil case, Trump is not facing jail time, but rather you will have to pay five million dollars (more than 4.5 million euros) to Carroll.
The plaintiff, on the other hand, expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the criminal proceedings and in a statement expressed gratitude for the sentence, which was “a victory not only for me but for all women who have suffered unbelievably”. “I’ve filed this lawsuit against Donald Trump to clear my name and get my life back,” he said, “today the world finally knows the truth.”
Carroll revealed before US Justice at the end of April that she was raped in the mid-90s by former President Trump, who at the time had not started his political career and is known as one of the country’s biggest magnates. Court didn’t think there was enough evidence To determine whether Trump raped Carroll but found him guilty of sexual assault.
This lawsuit comes amid renewed attempts by Trump to return to the White House as he faces other legal actions, including his recent indictment of concealing a series of bribes paid to adult film actor Stormy Daniels in exchange for silencing an alleged sexual act. .