Unlike many on the right, I’m inclined to accept the jury’s verdict in E. Jean Carroll’s civil case against Donald Trump. As Rich and I discussed on the podcast, I don’t think the verdict is irrational. Trump apologists argue that the jury “rejected” the rape claim yet found that Trump defamed Carroll by denying he raped her. That’s a distortion of what a verdict is, and of what we can fairly surmise from this particular verdict. Moreover, it is specious to contend that because New York State is politically blue, the verdict against Trump has perforce been driven by politics, not evidence.
That said, Carroll’s new defamation allegation against Trump, filed on Monday, strikes me as an effort to extend her 15 minutes in the limelight.
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