Donald Trump’s lawyer mentioned the previous president is prepared to offer a DNA pattern to be in contrast in opposition to stains on the gown of a girl who accused him of raping her over 1 / 4 century in the past in a division retailer dressing room.
Attorney Joseph Tacopina instructed a Manhattan federal court docket choose in a letter that Trump will flip over the pattern so long as legal professionals for his accuser, columnist E. Jean Carroll, present lacking pages from a DNA report on the gown first.
According to a court docket submitting on Thursday, Trump and Carroll are each listed as their legal professionals’ first potential witnesses at a trial scheduled to start out April 24.
Donald Trump was deposed final 12 months within the E Jean Carroll defamation case. (AP)
Carroll has sued Trump for defamation and for rape, saying Trump turned a pleasant encounter at a luxurious Manhattan division retailer in late 1995 or early 1996 right into a violent rape.
She didn’t converse publicly about it till releasing a e book in 2019: “What Do We need Men For?”
Trump has insisted the assembly by no means occurred, together with throughout an October deposition, and his lawyer mentioned the identical in his newest court docket submitting.
Tacopina claimed that Carroll and her legal professionals have been making an attempt to achieve a publicity benefit by claiming Trump’s DNA is on the gown she wore the night time she mentioned she was raped.
“Mr. Trump’s DNA is either on the dress or it is not,” he mentioned.
E Jean Carroll is suing Donald Trump for defamation after he mentioned she made up a rape accusation in opposition to him. (AP)
Tacopina mentioned Carroll’s legal professionals have declined to supply a dozen pages of the DNA report they obtained as a result of “she knows his DNA is not on the dress because the alleged sexual assault never occurred.”
Roberta Kaplan, a lawyer for Carroll, didn’t instantly remark, although she was anticipated to file a response to Tacopina’s letter to the choose.
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All the ladies accusing Trump of sexual assault
When it allegedly occurred: Around 1980
Where it allegedly occurred: On a aircraft
What she mentioned: Jessica Leeds, a 74-year-old Manhattan resident, instructed The New York Times that Trump inappropriately touched her “like an octopus” throughout a flight from Connecticut to New York. According to Leeds, a flight attendant upgraded her to first-class, escorting her to an open seat subsequent to Trump. Once they have been airborne, Trump raised the seat divider, grabbed her chest, and tried to maneuver one among his fingers up her skirt, she mentioned.
What Trump mentioned: Trump instructed a the Times reporter asking in regards to the incident that “none of this ever took place” earlier than calling her a “disgusting human being.” One of his attorneys Tuesday morning demanded an instantaneous retraction and an apology from the paper. High-ranking sources within the Trump marketing campaign inform CNN’s Brian Stelter and Dylan Byers the marketing campaign has began drafting a lawsuit.
When it allegedly occurred: 2003
Where it allegedly occurred: The Mar-a-Lago Club
What she mentioned: Mindy McGillivray, a 36-year-old Palm Springs, Florida, resident, instructed the Palm Beach Post that Trump groped her 13 years in the past when she was aiding a photographer employed to work a live performance on the membership. “This was a pretty good nudge. More of a grab,” she said. “It was fairly near the middle of my butt. I used to be startled. I jumped.”
What Trump mentioned: Like with the New York Times, Trump marketing campaign sources have instructed CNN’s Brian Stelter and Dylan Byers the marketing campaign is drafting a lawsuit in opposition to the Florida newspaper.
When it allegedly occurred: 2006
Where it allegedly occurred: Outside a Trump Tower elevator
What she mentioned: Eleven years in the past, Bayrock Group receptionist Rachel Crooks greeted Trump outdoors a elevator within the constructing the place they each labored. She mentioned she tried to be cordial to one among her firm’s business companions. But after saying hi there and shaking fingers, she claims Trump kissed her on her cheeks after which on the mouth. “It was so inappropriate,” she instructed the New York Times. “I was so upset that he thought I was so insignificant that he could do that.”
What Trump mentioned: Jason Miller, a Trump spokesman, referred to as The New York Times article “fiction”. “For the New York Times to launch a completely false, coordinated character assassination against Mr. Trump on a topic like this is dangerous,” Miller mentioned in a press release, which reacted to each claims. “To reach back decades in an attempt to smear Mr. Trump trivialises sexual assault, and it sets a new low for where the media is willing to go in its efforts to determine this election.”
When it allegedly occurred: 2005
Where it allegedly occurred: The Mar-a-Lago Club
What she mentioned: During an task to cowl Trump’s one-year wedding ceremony anniversary to his spouse, Melania, People journal author Natasha Stoynoff claims the now-presidential candidate pushed her in opposition to a wall, began “forcing his tongue” down her throat, and bodily attacked her throughout a tour of the place. “Now, I’m a tall, strapping girl who grew up wrestling two giant brothers. I even once sparred with Mike Tyson. It takes a lot to push me. But Trump is much bigger — a looming figure — and he was fast, taking me by surprise and throwing me off balance,” she wrote.
What Trump mentioned: Trump’s marketing campaign, which has not responded to CNN’s request for remark, instructed People that the incident by no means occurred. “There is no merit or veracity to this fabricated story,” a spokeswoman mentioned.
When it allegedly occurred: 2010
Where it allegedly occurred: Trump Tower
What she mentioned:According to CNN’s Erin Burnett, Trump instructed her pal, who was with him in a Trump Tower boardroom, take some Tic Tacs. Then he leaned in to kiss her on the lips, which caught her off guard. “I was really freaked out,” the girl later instructed Burnett. After that, Trump invited her into his workplace alone. He instructed the girl she was “special” and proceeded to provide her his cellphone quantity. “I ran the hell out of there,” the pal instructed Burnett.
What Trump mentioned: The Trump marketing campaign has not responded to CNN’s request for remark.
When it allegedly occurred: 1997
Where it allegedly occurred: Shreveport, Louisiana and later at Trump Tower
What she mentioned: The former Miss Utah claims Trump gave her a non-consensual embrace and kissed her on the lips throughout a rehearsal for the Miss USA Pageant. The magnificence contestant was 21 on the time, and Taggart says the habits was repeated later throughout a gathering at Trump Tower.
“I felt awkward, and I just remember in my mind going, ‘what does he think this is,'” she instructed CNN’s Burnett. “Like, I’m thinking he’s married. This is awkward for me. He’s much older. This is not at all what I came here for. So, to me, it was like I hope he knows that I’m here for business. I’m not here for anything other than business.”
What Trump mentioned: “I don’t even know who she is,” Trump instructed NBC News. “She claims this took place in a public area. I never kissed her. I emphatically deny this ridiculous claim.”
When it allegedly occurred: Early Nineties
Where it allegedly occurred: A Manhattan nightclub
What she mentioned: Today Anderson is a photographer, however again then she was an aspiring mannequin. She instructed the Washington Post she was sitting on a sofa and speaking to mates when, as the Washington Post describes it, “his fingers slid under her miniskirt, moved up her inner thigh, and touched her vagina through her underwear.” She did not know Trump, however says she acknowledged him immediately when she pulled away. CNN has not independently confirmed the declare.
What Trump mentioned: “It is illogical and nonsensical to think Donald Trump was alone in a nightclub in Manhattan and that the alleged incident and recognition of Mr. Trump went unnoticed by both the woman involved and anyone else in this ‘crowded’ venue,'” mentioned Trump marketing campaign spokeswoman Hope Hicks, who mentioned it was a “political attack designed to take down Mr. Trump.”
Summer Zervos along with her lawyer Gloria Allred in 2016. (AAP) (AAP)
When it allegedly occurred: 2007
Where it allegedly occurred: The Beverly Hills Hotel
What she mentioned: A former Apprentice contestant, Zervos mentioned Trump first kissed her throughout a gathering in New York, however she was nonetheless considering getting a job at The Trump Organization. She met Trump for dinner in Los Angeles and says that she was escorted right into a room subsequent to the place he was getting dressed. Zervos claims he later kissed her “very aggressively and placed his hand on my breast.” Zervos mentioned she nonetheless had dinner with Trump and later referred to as him to inquire about getting a job. She made the allegations throughout a press convention with the legal professional Gloria Allred. CNN has not independently verified this declare.
What Trump mentioned: “I vaguely remember Ms. Zervos as one of the many contestants on The Apprentice over the years,” Trump mentioned in a press release. “To be clear, I never met her at a hotel or greeted her inappropriately a decade ago. That is not who I am as a person, and it is not how I’ve conducted my life. In fact, Ms. Zervos continued to contact me for help, emailing my office on April 14th of this year asking that I visit her restaurant in California.”
When it allegedly occurred: 1997
Where it allegedly occurred: Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Club
What she mentioned: Heller, now 63, says she met Trump at Mar-a-Lago nearly 20 years in the past throughout a Mother’s Day brunch, she instructed The Guardian newspaper. Heller mentioned she had been launched to Trump by her mother-in-law. She says Trump “took my hand, and grabbed me, and went for the lips,” with out her consent. She mentioned Trump held her in place and kissed her. The Guardian reported that it spoke to a pal who Heller instructed in regards to the incident and a relative who witnessed a part of it. CNN has not been capable of independently verify Heller’s claims.
What Trump mentioned: Jason Miller, a spokesman for Trump’s marketing campaign, mentioned in a press release there was “no way” Heller’s account is true. “The media has gone too far in making this false accusation,” Miller mentioned in a press release. “There is no way that something like this would have happened in a public place on Mother’s Day at Mr. Trump’s resort. It would have been the talk of Palm Beach for the past two decades. The reality is this: for the media to wheel out a politically motivated Democratic activist with a legal dispute against this same resort owned by Mr. Trump does a disservice to the public, and anyone covering this story should be embarrassed for elevating this bogus claim.”
When it allegedly occurred: 1992-1993
Where it allegedly occurred: A Manhattan nightclub and later at Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Club
What she mentioned: Harth and her then-boyfriend, George Houraney, entered right into a business enterprise with Donald Trump which included holding an occasion at one of many actual property magnate’s Atlantic City casinos. Donald Trump made undesirable sexual advances in the direction of her, together with groping her beneath her skirt on two completely different events in 1992 and 1993 throughout their preliminary conferences, based on Harth’s lawyer, Lisa Bloom.
What Trump mentioned: Trump’s spokeswoman, Hope Hicks, mentioned in a press release to CNN: “Mr. Trump denies each and every statement made by Ms. Harth. These 24 year old allegations lack any merit or veracity, as evidenced by her repeated requests for employment, attempts to seek out Mr. Trump, and her support of Mr. Trump’s candidacy.” The Trump marketing campaign has shared emails from Harth through which she thanks Trump and provides up her help for his presidential run.
When it allegedly occurred: 2006
Where it allegedly occurred: In a resort suite at a charity golf match in Lake Tahoe, Nevada
What she mentioned: Drake, an grownup movie performer and director, mentioned he invited her to his suite and she or he introduced two different ladies as a result of she didn’t really feel snug attending alone. She mentioned he hugged and kissed every of them with out permission. Drake mentioned she left after 30-45 minutes however later acquired a telephone name from Trump, who requested her to return and exit to dinner or attend a celebration with him. When she declined, he provided her $10,000 and use of his personal jet if she accepted. At a news convention on October 22, Drake’s lawyer displayed a photograph of Trump and Drake collectively.
What Trump mentioned: The Trump marketing campaign issued a press release that mentioned partly: “This story is totally false and ridiculous. The picture is one of thousands taken out of respect for people asking to have their picture taken with Mr. Trump. Mr. Trump does not know this person, does not remember this person and would have no interest in ever knowing her. This is just another attempt by the Clinton campaign to defame a candidate who just today is number one in three different polls.”
When it allegedly occurred: 1998
Where it allegedly occurred: Outside the US Open
What she mentioned: While ready for automotive service outdoors the US Open, Virginia mentioned, Trump “walked up to me and reached his right arm and grabbed my right arm. Then his hand touched the right inside of my breast. I was in shock. I flinched. ‘Don’t you know who I am? Don’t you know who I am?’ That is what he said to me.”
What Trump mentioned: The White House has dismissed the validity of the declare, calling Virginia’s lawyer, Gloria Allred a “discredited political operative,” based on The New York Times.
When it allegedly occurred: 2006
Where it allegedly occurred: At an occasion outdoors the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City
“Before the show we were photographed outside the building,” Laaksonen instructed The Telegraph, a British newspaper. “Trump stood right next to me and suddenly he squeezed my butt. He really grabbed my butt.”
What Trump mentioned: Trump has not spoken out particularly about Laaksonen however he has referred to as all sexual misconduct allegations “totally false” and threatened to sue ladies accusing him of any improper sexual habits.
When it allegedly occurred: August 2016
Where it allegedly occurred: A Trump marketing campaign RV in Florida
What she mentioned:Lawyers for Johnson, a former Trump marketing campaign employee, say Trump got here into the RV and offered some motivational phrases. When Secret Service alerted the presidential candidate he was due for his subsequent rally, he allegedly grasped her hand and praised her efforts, tightening his grip and leaning towards her. “Ms. Johnson suddenly realized that Defendant Trump was trying to kiss her on the mouth, and attempted to avoid this by turning her head to the right. Defendant Trump kissed her anyway, and the kiss landed on the corner of her mouth,” a lawsuit, which was dismissed in June 2019, based on the Tampa Bay Times, states.
What Trump mentioned: Trump’s legal professionals urged for the case to be dismissed. While it was dismissed, the choose within the case mentioned Johnson’s legal professionals may file an amended criticism.
When it allegedly occurred: 1995 or 1996
Where it allegedly occurred: The Bergdorf Goodman division retailer in New York City
What she mentioned: In excerpts in her new e book, Carroll claims that she encountered Trump on the division retailer the place she says he attacked her in one of many dressing rooms after urgent her to strive on lingerie and pulling her towards the dressing room. She alleged he “unzips his pants, and, forcing his fingers around my private area, thrusts his penis halfway — or completely, I’m not certain — inside me.” She says she fought in opposition to Trump.
What Trump mentioned: Trump accused Carroll of sharing her account to spice up e book gross sales, evaluating her to ladies who he says “falsely accused” Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault throughout his contentious affirmation hearings. He additionally implied that Democrats could possibly be concerned in Carroll’s “false accusations” however didn’t provide any particulars as to how, and Carroll on Monday denied any political affiliation or motivation.
Additionally, the President mentioned in a press release launched that he “never met this person,” although the article revealed that very same day features a picture of Trump and Carroll speaking in a gaggle. After seeing the picture, Trump maintained that he would not know who she is.
Support is obtainable from the National Sexual Assault, Domestic Family Violence Counselling Service at 1800RESPECT (1800 737 732).
