(8 May 2023)
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New York – 8 May 2023
HEADLINE: Final arguments in Trump-Carroll lawsuit
1. Various of E. Jean Carroll exiting courthouse
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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Larry Neumeister, Associated Press:
“Closing arguments in Manhattan Federal court occurred today, clearing the way for the jury to be charged tomorrow and begin deliberating over E. Jean Carroll's lawsuit claiming that Donald Trump raped the columnist inside a Bergdorf Goodman store in 1996.”
3. Various of sign reading, (English): “Grab Trump Before He Strikes Again!”
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4. SOUNDBITE (English) Larry Neumeister, Associated Press:
“She (referring to Carroll) had testified for three days during the trial. Today, during closing arguments, her lawyer says that the 11 witnesses they called made it clear that the attack happened. And she noted that Donald Trump never came to the courtroom to refute it. When Donald Trump's lawyer, Joe Tacopina, came before the jury, he said that E. Jean Carroll’s claims were absurd, that Donald Trump never would have risked his entire career by sexually attacking a woman in a dressing room of a major Manhattan department store across the street from Trump Tower, where he lived at the time.”
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5. COURTROOM SKETCH of E. Jean Carroll's attorney Roberta Kaplan presenting summation to the jury
6. COURTROOM SKETCH of Donald Trump's defense attorney Joe Tacopina presenting summation to the jury as a video deposition of Donald Trump was shown
7. COURTROOM SKETCH of Joe Tacopina giving his summation as Carroll swiveled around in her seat to watch him
8. COURTROOM SKETCH of Carroll's attorney Michael Ferrara giving rebuttal argument to jury
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9. SOUNDBITE (English) Larry Neumeister, Associated Press:
“Deliberations are supposed to occur after they hear the reading on the law at 10 a.m. The judge, Lewis A. Kaplan, says the reading on the law will take about an hour and then the jury will start deliberations. They'll be deciding civil charges, which means they'll decide whether the claims of battery and defamation are to be believed. And if they believe them and agree unanimously, nine of them, that there's a preponderance of the evidence that finds that it is so, then they can return a finding of damages for both compensatory and punitive.”
10. Various of Carroll, and her team, making their way to their vehicle
11. Various of Carroll’s vehicle driving away as supporters cheer and wish her well
STORYLINE:
Donald Trump's defense lawyer told jurors in New York City that they would have to believe the unbelievable to accept a columnist's claims that the former president sexually attacked her in a department store in 1996.
Attorney Joe Tacopina urged jurors during closing arguments in the Manhattan federal court civil trial to reject writer E. Jean Carroll's claims. Her attorneys say they have proven that the attack occurred. They criticized Trump for never attending the trial or taking the witness stand.
During the two-week trial, jurors saw a deposition in which Trump said Carroll made up the claims to boost sales of a 2019 memoir.
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