Donald Trump’s Civil Trial for Rape, Alleged by E. Jean Carroll, Begins Soon

In any other situation, it would be impossible to explain how we had spent so little time looking at the imminent rape trial of a former president of the United States. Here, however, Donald Trump is caught in such a maelstrom, much of it of his own making, that the civil lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault — one of two closely related suits brought by former Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll — has largely flown under the radar.

That is about to change. The case is going to trial in federal court just ten days from now, on Monday, April 24.

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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In any other situation, it would be impossible to explain how we had spent so little time looking at the imminent rape trial of a former president of the United States. Here, however, Donald Trump is caught in such a maelstrom, much of it of his own making, that the civil lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault — one of two closely related suits brought by former Elle columnist E. Jean Carroll — has largely flown under the radar.

That is about to change. The case is going to trial in federal court just ten days from now, on Monday, April 24.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.