E. Jean Carroll’s second defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump concluded with a jury awarding her $83.3 million.
Despite the conviction, there are serious concerns about Carroll’s story, including the lack of evidence and alleged inconsistencies.
The alleged incident, which she claimed occurred in the mid-1990s, lacks surveillance footage and witnesses.
Trump said in 2019, “It’s just as bad for people to believe it, particularly when there is zero evidence.”
“Worse still for a dying publication to try to prop itself up by peddling fake news — it’s an epidemic,” he continued.
Trump wrote, “If anyone has information that the Democratic Party is working with Ms. Carroll or New York Magazine, please notify us as soon as possible.”
“The world should know what’s really going on. It is a disgrace, and people should pay dearly for such false accusations,” added the former president.
Here are some of the major facts in the case:
• Bergdorf Goodman has no surveillance video of the alleged incident.
• There are zero witnesses to the alleged sexual attack.
• Carroll first came forward with the allegations while promoting her book “What Do We Need Men For?” in 2019, which featured a list of “The Most Hideous Men of My Life.”
• Carroll was unable to remember exactly when this alleged attack occurred. In 2023, she said, “This question, the when, the when, the date, has been something I’ve [been] constantly trying to pin down.” She originally stated that it occurred in 1994, then 1995, and later suggested 1996.
• She cannot remember the season in which the alleged attack occurred.
• The Donna Karan blazer dress she claims to have worn during the alleged incident was not even available at the time of her claims. Trump Attorney Boris Epshteyn told reporters, “She said, ‘This is the dress I wore in 1994.’ They went back, they checked. The dress wasn’t even made in 1994.”
“And that’s why the date’s moved around. This is the 80s. Is it the 90s? Is it the 2000s? President Trump has consistently stated that he was falsely accused, and he has the right to defend himself,” he added.
Trump’s Attorney, Boris Epshteyn, said, “She said, ‘This is the dress I wore in 1994.’ They went back, they checked. The dress wasn’t even made in 1994.”
“And that’s why the date’s moved around. This is the 80s. Is it the 90s? Is it the 2000s? President Trump has consistently stated that he was falsely accused, and he has the right to defend himself,” he explained.
Carroll’s timing of the allegations, her changing recollections of the incident, and her prior statements have raised doubts.
Her connections to anti-Trump Democrat megadonor Reid Hoffman and Democrat party activists, as well as the involvement of Judge Lewis Kaplan and her attorney Roberta Kaplan, have sparked speculation about political motivations.
The lawsuit was made possible by the Adult Survivors Act, conveniently avoiding the statute of limitations.
These factors have led to skepticism about the case.
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