Donald Trump's first response after E Jean Carroll sex abuse verdict: ‘Disgrace’
Donald Trump: E. Jean Carroll accused Donald Trump of raping her in the dressing room of a Fifth Avenue department store in the 1990s. Former US President Donald Trump. Former US President Donald Trump slammed a New York jury that ruled he was liable for sexual abuse and defamation against a former magazine writer . Jean Carroll. Insisting that he continues to be a subject of a witch hunt, Donald Trump called the verdict a “disgrace”. "This verdict is a disgrace -- a continuation of the greatest witch hunt of all time," the former US president, using all capital letters, posted on his Truth Social media platform. "I have absolutely no idea who this woman is," he added in reference to E. Jean Carroll. The jury ordered Donald Trump to pay $5 million in damages to the former columnist. E. Jean Carroll accused Donald Trump of raping her in the dressing room of a Fifth Avenue department store in the 1990s and then defaming her by calling her a liar. He was found liable f...