
E. Jean Carroll's lawyer, Shawn Crowley told the jury on Tuesday that her client is suing former President Donald Trump for raping her in a New York department store in 1996 to "clear her name, pursue justice, and get her life back" after Trump repeatedly denied the incident.
The alleged assault nearly 30 years ago in a Bergdorf Goodman dressing room has filled Carroll with fear and shame, the lawyer said Tuesday in a Manhattan federal court.