Donald Trump claimed he had not been allowed to defend himself at his New York City rape trial -- despite having ample opportunity to take the stand and defend himself.
In a Truth Social post published to his social media website a few hours before jurors began deliberating E. Jean Carroll’s battery and defamation case, Trump described himself as a victim of false accusations.
Carroll’s suit accuses Trump of raping her in the mid-1990s in a dressing room at Bergorf Goodman and defaming her when she spoke out decades later.
“Waiting for a jury decision on a False Accusation where I, despite being a current political candidate and leading all others in both parties, am not allowed to speak or defend myself, even as hard nosed reporters scream questions about this case at me,” Trump wrote.
“In the meantime, the other side has a book falsely accusing me of Rape, & is working with the press. I will therefore not speak until after the trial, but will appeal the Unconstitutional silencing of me, as a candidate, no matter the outcome!”
Carroll’s lawyers highlighted the statements after the jury got the case, describing it as “troublesome.”
“If the jury is unable to reach a verdict by the close of business today, we would suggest an instruction be read to them,” Kaplan said, “That Mr. Trump had every opportunity to testify in this case and that he was not prevented in any way from [presenting] a defense.”
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