Trump will not testify in E. Jean Carroll battery trial

Former President Donald Trump will not affirm in the E. Jean Carroll civil battery and disparagement trial after his lawyer did not notify the court of any modification in method prior to a judge-imposed due date of 5 p.m. Sunday.

While lawyers for Carroll and Trump rested their particular cases in the trial in Manhattan federal court on Thursday night, District Judge Lewis Kaplan had actually left a window for Trump to affirm, even as the previous president’s lawyer stated that would be extremely not likely.

The judge stated he had actually purchased the preventive procedure because of Trump’s public remarks recommending he would make a look in court prior to the trial ended.

Carroll, a previous publication writer, declares Trump raped her in the Bergdorf Goodman outlet store in the mid-1990s and after that disparaged her when he rejected her claim, stated she wasn’t his type and recommended she comprised the story to increase sales of her book. Trump has actually rejected all misbehavior.

Closing arguments in the event are set to get underway Monday. The jury will likely get the case on Tuesday.

This story has actually been upgraded with extra info.