Jean Carroll, the writer who accused former US President Donald Trump of sexual abuse and defamation, has stated that she is contemplating a defamation lawsuit
against him for his comments about her during a CNN town hall. This comes after Trump was found guilty in the civil case against him.that the remarks were offensive, “It’s just stupid, it’s just disgusting, vile, foul, it wounds people.”
At the CNN event, the ex-president dismissed the accusation of sexual assault as a “fake” and “made-up story,” trivializing it as “hanky-panky.” The derogatory remarks were met with applause and laughter from the crowd composed of both Republican and independent voters.In the meantime, Roberta Kaplan, the attorney representing E. Jean Carroll, informedthat they are seriously considering the option of a defamation lawsuit.
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