The ex-president must pay Ms. Carroll $5 million. More than a dozen women have accused Mr. Trump of sexual misconduct, but this civil case was the only one tested before a jury.
Donald J. Trump never showed up for the trial, nor did his lawyer call witnesses. Their case was simple: The writer E. Jean Carroll had made up her story.
E. Jean Carroll’s lawyers plan to call several people who will bolster the writer’s account of being assaulted at Bergdorf Goodman. The case could go to a jury early next week.
E. Jean Carroll wants her story of an attack in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room proved under a law she lobbied to pass. After years of accusations and denials, a trial begins Tuesday.