Today’s Edition Newsletter–E. Jean Carroll rape/defamation trial against Trump.

Robert B. Hubblle

The leading GOP contender for the 2024 presidential nomination is involved in a civil trial alleging he raped E. Jean Carroll in a Manhattan department store. Carroll testified today, giving dramatic testimony about the encounter. She also answered preemptive questions designed to take the sting out of expected cross-examination. CNN reports the details of her “chilling” testimony here: E. Jean Carroll testifies: ‘Donald Trump raped me and when I wrote about it, he said it didn’t happen’. The opening statements (on Tuesday) were described as going from “compelling to can’t look away.”

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