Mr. Trump has denied Ms. Carroll’s claims, saying the encounter never happened and she made it up for publicity. They have said they would call as witnesses two other women who have accused Mr. Trump of sexual misconduct, and play for jurors the 2005 “Access Hollywood” tape in which Mr. Trump made a lewd remark about grabbing women. Mr. Trump has defended the comments as “locker room banter” and denied the accounts of the other women. The trial is the latest New York legal entanglement for Mr. Trump, who is running for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. Last October, Mr. Trump wrote on his social-media network that Ms. Carroll’s claims were a hoax and a lie.

Source: Wall Street Journal April 23, 2023 15:28 UTC