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E. Jean Carroll enters Manhattan Federal Court, for jury selection in the second civil trial after she accused former U.S. President Donald Trump of raping her decades ago, in New York City

Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Push To Toss $5 Million Verdict in E. Jean Carroll Sexual Abuse Case

Trump's attorneys framed the case as a distraction from Trump’s unique duties as president, though the verdict came before his return to the White House.