Author E. Jean Carroll is called to give her testimony Case against former President Donald Trump for defamation and battery, as the civil trial in Manhattan enters its second day.
He appears after the first witness, a former Bergdorf Goodman human resources manager named Cheryl Bell, who described a 6th-floor basement that was generally quiet and sparsely populated, especially on Thursday evenings.
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Bell also said that changing room doors were often impractical, leaving the doors open.
Carroll, who writes an advice column for Elle magazine, alleged that Trump sexually assaulted her at a Bergdorf Goodman store in 1995 or 1996, an allegation Trump denies. Civil justice arising from a lawsuit The lawsuit was filed in November 2022, after New York passed a law that suspended the statute of limitations for one year for adults who claim they were sexually assaulted. An earlier lawsuit filed by Carroll in 2019 is still pending.
In opening statements, Shawn Crowley, one of Carroll’s attorneys, said Monday that Trump and Carroll bumped into each other at the department store, initially engaging in friendly banter as they walked through the store.
“Hey, you’re that consultant lady,” Trump allegedly said, according to Crowley. He said Carroll responded, “Hey, you’re that real estate tycoon.”
At one point, the two allegedly entered a dressing room, and Crowley said Trump “abruptly” pushed Carroll against the changing room wall, raped her and tried to ruin her reputation after telling the story in 2019.
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