Other witnessesĬarroll's attorneys also called Leslie Lebowitz, a psychological expert, to discuss Carroll's emotional state. Trump has frequently denied the allegations made by Leeds and Carroll. It was like a tussling match between the two of us." Saying the attack "was like out of the blue," Leeds testified that "it was like he had 40 zillion hands. The jury also heard from Jessica Leeds, a woman who said Trump groped her during an airplane flight from Texas to New York in 1979. Perry Brandt cited Birnbach's past criticism of the former president, suggesting that her story and Carroll's are politically motivated. "He raped you," Birnbach said she told Carroll at the time. The day began with testimony from Lisa Birnbach, a fellow writer whom Carroll told about the attack just minutes after it happened at a New York City department store. District Judge Lewis Kaplan that his client will not testify in the trial that could end next week. Trump attorney Joseph Tacopina also confirmed to U.S. Witnesses friendly to Carroll dominated the fifth day of trial in the defamation lawsuit she filed against Trump, claiming he lied about the attack and impugned her character in the process. Jean Carroll's legal team sought Tuesday to corroborate her claim that Donald Trump raped her in 1996, utilizing two key witnesses: a friend who said Carroll discussed the incident shortly after it happened and another woman who said Trump physically assaulted her as well. Claire Hardwick and Anastasiia Riddle, USA TODAY
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