Opinion by Ruth Marcus: The Carroll verdict provides a small measure of justice for Donald Trump.
The verdict — that Trump subjected Carroll to sexual abuse and then defamed her when he called her claims a “hoax” and “complete con job” — will not change minds. Still, it is an ineradicable part of the record, perhaps only the beginning of a legal system holding Trump responsible for his actions, however belatedly. The jury did not find that Trump had raped Carroll, but the size of the damages award — $5 million — underscores the seriousness with which they viewed his conduct.
A Manhattan jury on May 9 found that former president Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carrol and awarded her $5 million in damages. Carroll’s assertion. Nice try. Two friends — Lisa Birnbach and Carol Martin — testified that Carroll had shared the story with them shortly after the incident happened.
. Fact check: Yes, they did. As Carroll attorney Roberta Kaplan argued, Trump’s modus operandi is consistent — he seizes the moment, seems to revel in the surprise attack. Tacopina hammered the argument that Carroll’s account was based on a 2012 “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” episode in which a woman is raped in a dressing room in the lingerie section of Bergdorf’s.Tacopina said
. Some scheme. If you were going to invent a story, wouldn’t you actually invent one — or, if you couldn’t manage that, pick a more obscure example? Tacopina’s claim also asked jurors to conclude that not only Carroll but also her two friends concocted a false story and perjured themselves. The strongest witness against Trump, though, was Trump himself. He didn’t turn up at the trial — in fact, his attorneys called no witnesses; how could they? But his videotaped deposition, parts of which were shown to the jury, was damning.Trump trotted out his self-incriminating “not my type” defense about Carroll — for good measure insulting her lawyer’s appearance. “You wouldn’t be a choice of mine either, to be honest with you.
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