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Carroll and Trump had said combining Carroll's civil lawsuits would be more efficient and avoid juror confusion. He also noted that both sides are awaiting a decision from a Washington, D.C. appeals court on whether Trump was immune from the first lawsuit, making a trial unnecessary. An April 25 trial in her second lawsuit remains on schedule. Her second lawsuit also includes a battery claim under New York's Adult Survivors Act. The cases are Carroll v. Trump, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, Nos.

NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) - Former President Donald Trump and E. Jean Carroll have agreed to a single trial on whether Trump defamed the former Elle magazine columnist by denying he raped her in the mid-1990s. Carroll has been pursuing separate lawsuits over those statements, with the first scheduled for trial on April 10. Carroll sued again three years later after Trump called the rape claim a "hoax," "lie," "con job" and "complete scam" in a social media post. Both sides proposed asking that court on April 17 to defer any decision until the trial is over. The cases are Carroll v. Trump, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, Nos.

☆ Trump cannot exclude 'Access Hollywood' tape from rape accuser's trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Jonathan Stempel | Industry Insight | What A Law Firm Client Development Manager Says About Client Listening Programs | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Carroll sought to introduce an excerpt from the tape, which was recorded in 2005 and where Trump boasted about forcing himself on women, as evidence that Trump had a propensity for sexual assaults comparable to hers. In the "Access Hollywood" excerpt, Trump graphically described his unsuccessful attempt to have a sexual encounter with a married woman, and described himself as being attracted to beautiful women. The tape was released in October 2016 and threatened to upend Trump's White House run. Kaplan also rejected Trump's bid to exclude testimony from two other women who claimed he sexually assaulted them, and evidence that Carroll suffered emotional harm. The cases are Carroll v. Trump, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, Nos.

☆ Judge in Trump rape defamation case allows 'Access Hollywood' tape as evidence
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Judge Lewis Kaplan also ruled that testimony from two other women who say that Trump sexually assaulted them years ago in separate incidents can be introduced into evidence at the trial in U.S. District Court in Manhattan. "In other words," the judge wrote, "Ms. Carroll offers the evidence to show that Mr. Trump has a propensity for such behavior." The "Access Hollywood" tape, was recorded in 2005, but only became public just before the 2016 election, when Trump was first seeking the presidency. I don't even wait," Trump says on that tape. Trump has denied raping Carroll, who says he attacked her in a dressing room at the Bergdorf Goodman's department store after a chance encounter there.

☆ Donald Trump rape accuser E. Jean Carroll can share his infamous Access Hollywood tape to support her defamation claim, judge rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Carroll sued Trump when he loudly denied her claim that he raped her in the mid-1990s. Thus, in order to prevail on her libel claim, Ms. Carroll must prove that Mr. Trump sexually assaulted her," Kaplan wrote in his ruling. "Mr. Trump's alleged sexual assaults on Mss. Indeed that surely is why Mr. Trump seeks to exclude it." Representatives for Trump and Carroll did not immediately return Insider's request for comment on Judge Kaplan's ruling Friday.

[1/3] Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Florence Regional Airport in Florence, South Carolina, U.S., March 12, 2022. Trump said his post was "clearly about" and merely repeated his formal response to the first lawsuit, and was therefore covered by "absolute litigation privilege" under New York law, dooming the defamation claim. Carroll's lawsuit also includes a battery claim under New York's Adult Survivors Act, which lets sexual abuse victims sue their attackers even if statutes of limitations have run out. A Washington appeals court is deciding whether Trump should be immune from Carroll's first lawsuit, but not her second, because he was acting as president when he spoke. The case is Carroll v. Trump, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No.

☆ Donald Trump doesn't want his vulgar 'Access Hollywood' tape mentioned at his rape accuser's defamation trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Ashley Collman | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump's lawyers asked to have his infamous Access Hollywood tape banned from an upcoming trial. The request to exclude the "Access Hollywood" tape was made in the defamation case. Trump's lawyers argued in court filings Thursday that the "Access Hollywood" tape "must be precluded" from trial because it is "irrelevant and highly prejudicial." In the tape, a hot mic captured Trump bragging to "Access Hollywood" host Billy Bush in 2005 about groping women without their consent. Trump has denied ever sexually assaulting anyone and has dismissed his "Access Hollywood" comments as "locker-room talk."

☆ Trump seeks to bar evidence of 2 other alleged sexual assaults at rape defamation trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-17 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Trump's lawyers also asked Kaplan to prevent attorneys for Carroll, 79, from showing jurors evidence of Trump's speeches and statements when he campaigned for president. Leeds has said the now-76-year-old Trump sexually assaulted her on an airplane around 1979 after a stewardess invited her to sit next to him in first class. "Stoynoff's and Leeds' accusations against Trump, and his responses denying those accusations, are relevant evidence that he committed additional sexual assaults," the filing says. Carroll, in making her claims, joined at least two dozen or so women who have alleged sexual misconduct by Trump over five decades. During his own recent deposition by Carroll's lawyers, Trump repeated his claim that Carroll is not his type.

[1/2] Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at Florence Regional Airport in Florence, South Carolina, U.S., March 12, 2022. Kaplan said Trump's offer would "almost certainly" delay a scheduled April 25 trial and unduly harm Carroll, who has long accused Trump of stalling. Joseph Tacopina, who joined Trump's legal team two weeks ago, and Carroll's lawyer Roberta Kaplan declined to comment. Carroll originally sought Trump's DNA to compare against a dress she said she wore when the alleged rape occurred. The second lawsuit came in November after Trump repeated his denial, using similar language, in a social media post the prior month.

☆ Trump rape case: Judge denies former president's last-minute offer to provide DNA
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A federal judge denied Trump's last-minute offer to provide DNA in the rape case against him. Last week, Trump offered a sample to be tested against DNA found on E. Jean Carroll's dress. Last week, Trump's legal team made a last-minute offer to provide a DNA sample, just two months before the first trial is scheduled to start. Kaplan has previously complained about Trump's legal team holding up the case with delay after delay. Carroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan (no relation to the judge), wrote in a letter to the court last week that the offer from Trump was a "bad faith" delay tactic.

☆ Neiman Marcus to lay off about 5% of workforce
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Feb 14 (Reuters) - Neiman Marcus Group said on Tuesday it would lay off about 5% of its workforce, or around 500 employees, as the luxury department store chain looks to cut costs in a tough economy. The company also said its Chief Product & Technology Officer Bob Kupbens will depart, while said Ryan Ross, president, Neiman Marcus, will lead customer insights for the group. Darcy Penick, the president of luxury department store Bergdorf Goodman, will assume group-level leadership of the NMG Product & Technology organization. Neiman Marcus Group has more than 10,000 employees as per its website. Reporting by Granth Vanaik in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh KuberOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Trump rape case: After 3 years, the former president finally agrees to submit DNA. Here's why it could be too late.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Ashley Collman | Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Trump is now willing to submit a DNA sample for his civil rape case in NY, new court papers say. Trump's sudden willingness to submit a DNA sample — something requested by his accuser for three years — was confirmed in court papers Friday. Carroll's lawyers said they planned to respond to Trump's DNA offer later Friday. A photo from the lab report that Donald Trump rape accuser E. Jean Carroll submitted in January, 2020 as part of her defamation lawsuit against the former president. Letting Trump's DNA into the case would be an 11th-hour roll of the dice for both sides.

☆ Neiman Marcus says it's only targeting ultra-wealthy customers who can spend around $27,000 a year at the retailer
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Neiman Marcus is only going after millionaire shoppers who spend upwards of $27,000 there per year. Neiman Marcus was an early pandemic casualty, filing for then emerging from bankruptcy in 2020. He added that many Neiman Marcus' customers shop there 25 times per year. Like many of its fellow department stores, Neiman Marcus had operated an outlet chain, Neiman Marcus Last Call, where shoppers could find discounted designer wares. "We made a clear choice that we're going to do one thing and do it well," van Raemdonck said.

☆ Judge loses patience as Trump's lawyers ask for another delay in his rape trial: 'Things keep happening in this case involving your client'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump's lawyers asked a judge to push his rape trial from mid-April to early June. In October, Kaplan denied Trump's request to delay sitting for a deposition in the first lawsuit. Joe Tacopina was hired last month to represent Trump in the second trial, which is slated to start April 17. The first trial has an April 10 trial date but is in limbo due to a pending appeals court decision. He'll be ready for trial by the first week of June, Tacopina said, "come hell or high water."

☆ Trump's go-to attorney Alina Habba is withdrawing from E. Jean Carroll's rape claim. Last month, a federal judge sanctioned her $1 million for bad lawyering.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Jacob Shamsian | Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Alina Habba is withdrawing from representing Donald Trump in E. Jean Carroll's rape claim. Habba told Insider she continues to be dedicated to Trump. The move comes two weeks after a federal judge in Florida sanctioned Habba and Trump in a separate case and fined them $1 million. In a statement provided to Insider, Habba told Insider she was dedicated to representing Trump in court. "While I appreciate the left-wing media's attempt to fabricate any story to fit their narrative, I am so happy to have Joe step in and assist," Habba told Insider.

☆ Trump hired Natalee Holloway's suspected killer's lawyer to defend him in E. Jean Carroll defamation case
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump hired one of the most famous criminal defense attorneys to represent him against E. Jean Carroll. Carroll has accused Trump of sexual battery and defamation. Tacopina told the Post that he has no issues defending accused criminals. I like the high stakes," Tacopina told the Times. Van der Sloot was never tried for Natalee Holloway's murder, but remains the primary suspect in the unsolved case.

☆ Trump says he has more lawyers working for him than even 'the late great gangster' Al Capone did
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Donald Trump on Monday compared his legal predicament to that of mobster Al Capone's. Trump wrote on Truth Social that he has "more lawyers" working for him than Capone did. Trump appeared to laud the mob boss, calling him the "late great gangster, Alphonse Capone." In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote that he has "more lawyers" working for him "than any human being in the history of our Country, including even the late great gangster, Alphonse Capone!" "Like the Al Capone effect, you're not going to get him on murder, extortion, racketeering.

The investigation focuses in part on a phone call Trump made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican, on Jan. 2, 2021. Trump asked Raffensperger to "find" enough votes needed to overturn Trump's election loss in Georgia. Legal experts said Trump may have violated at least three Georgia criminal election laws: conspiracy to commit election fraud, criminal solicitation to commit election fraud and intentional interference with performance of election duties. Both investigations involving Trump are being overseen by Jack Smith, a war crimes prosecutor and political independent. NEW YORK CRIMINAL PROBEAlthough Trump was not charged with wrongdoing, his real estate company was found guilty on Dec. 6 of tax fraud in New York state.

☆ Trump mistook rape accuser E. Jean Carroll for ex-wife Marla Maples in deposition about photo
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Former President Donald Trump recently mistook his rape accuser E. Jean Carroll for his ex-wife Marla Maples when being questioned about a decades-old photo of him and Carroll by her attorney for a defamation lawsuit, a newly public court filing shows. Trump's belief that the writer Carroll was actually his second wife Maples sharply undercuts the New York real estate mogul's repeated claims that he would not have even had sex with Carroll because she is "not my type." Trump, 76, denied her claims, accusing Carroll of lying. He also said Carroll was motivated by a desire to generate sales of a book and political animus in making the allegations. "She's not my type," Trump told The Hill news site in 2019.

☆ Trump thought an old picture of E. Jean Carroll was his ex-wife Marla Maples, despite saying the columnist suing him for sexual assault and defamation was 'not his type'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Taiyler Simone Mitchell | Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Trump mistook a woman who is suing him for sexual assault for his ex-wife during a deposition. When confronted with the photo during the deposition, Trump said, "That's Marla, yeah." "That's Marla, yeah. When Trump made the mix-up, his lawyer, Alina Habba, appeared to correct him and point out that the woman was Carroll. Trump in his deposition repeatedly doubled down on his stance that he would never have found Carroll attractive.

☆ Trump claimed woman who accused him of sexual assault in a luxury department store said 'rape was sexy' and 'indicated that she loved it'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In an October 2022 deposition, Donald Trump claimed that E. Jean Carroll said "rape was sexy." Trump was misrepresenting comments Carroll made about why she doesn't like to use the word rape in a 2019 interview. Carroll, who has accused Trump of sexual assault, is suing him for defamation after he said she was lying. In the October deposition, Trump misrepresented comments Carroll made about the allegation in an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper. She claimed he assaulted her in a dressing room of Bergdorf Goodman, a luxury Fifth Avenue department store, in the mid-1990s.

☆ Trump said he 'can't think of any complaints' when asked if he ever forcibly kissed a woman; 26 have accused him of sexual assault
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Laura Italiano | Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Excerpts of Trump's deposition were released Friday in author E. Jean Carroll's defamation case. Asked by Carroll's lawyer if he ever forcibly kissed a woman, Trump said he "can't think of any complaints." At least 26 women have accused Trump of sexual assaults dating back to the 1970s; he has denied them all. Carroll's lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, asked Trump during the October 19 sworn deposition, which he taped from Mar-a-Lago. "Well, I don't — I can't think of any complaints," Trump answered, according to the transcript unsealed Friday.

☆ Trump called E. Jean Carroll's lawyer a 'political operative' and 'a disgrace' during a contentious deposition, and threatened to sue her
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Portions of Trump's deposition in E. Jean Carroll's defamation suit were unsealed Friday. In it, he attacks Carroll's attorney, Roberta Kaplan, threatening to sue her personally. At another point in the deposition Trump referred to Kaplan as being friends with "Cuomo." Carroll's deposition currently has a trial date set for April 10, but it's unclear if it will make it that far. Carroll initially wasn't able to sue Trump for the alleged assault, because the statute of limitations had expired.

☆ Trump loses bid to dismiss rape accuser's second defamation lawsuit
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

NEW YORK, Jan 13 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday rejected Donald Trump's bid to dismiss writer E. Jean Carroll's second lawsuit accusing the former U.S. president of defamation for denying he raped her in the mid-1990s. He also rejected Trump's argument that Carroll's battery claim under New York's Adult Survivors Act must be dismissed because the law denied him due process under the state's constitution. Lawyers for Trump did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Carroll's lawyers did not immediately respond to similar requests. Carroll has accused Trump of raping her in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room in late 1995 or early 1996.

☆ Judge unseals section of Trump deposition in rape-defamation lawsuit by writer E. Jean Carroll
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a rally to support Republican candidates ahead of midterm elections, in Dayton, Ohio, November 7, 2022. Kaplan ordered the court clerk to make public the filing that contains the portion of Trump's deposition. Earlier Friday, Kaplan denied Trump's bid to toss out one of the two defamation lawsuits filed against him by E. Jean Carroll. Trump answered questions under oath last year in his deposition by lawyers for Carroll. But he then reversed his order after Trump's lawyers asked him for three days to file arguments opposing the unsealing.

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