Former US President Donald Trump found guilty of sexually assaulting a former journalist in 1996. Jury had to decide whether the complainant, former Elle magazine columnist E.
Jean Carroll, demonstrated that Donald Trump raped, sexually assaulted, or groped her without her consent. Donald Trump wrote before the verdict that he "will appeal regardless of the outcome" The former president falsely claimed that he is not allowed to speak at the trial, even though the judge invited him to testify on numerous occasions. He accused the civil party of "falsely accusing him in a book of rape"