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Former PresidentDonald Trumprecently mistook his rape accuserE. Jean Carrollfor his ex-wifeMarla Mapleswhen being questioned about a decades-old photo during a deposition last October.
When presented with the picture taken at a past party, in which Carroll is standing next to Trump, he noted several times that he believed Carroll to be his second wife, Maples.
“That’s Marla,” he stated. “That’s my wife.”
“Which woman are you pointing to?” Kaplan queried, as the photo also featured Trump’s first wife,Ivana Trump.
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“I’ll say it with great respect: No. 1, she’s not my type. No. 2, it never happened. It never happened, okay?” he toldThe Hillinan Oval Office interview in 2019.
FormerElleadvice columnist Carroll’s suit, filed on Thanksgiving Day 2022 in the U.S. Southern District of New York, alleges: “Roughly 27 years ago, playful banter at the luxury department store Bergdorf Goodman on Fifth Avenue in New York City took a dark turn when Defendant Donald J. Trump seized Plaintiff E. Jean Carroll, forced her up against a dressing room wall, pinned her in place with his shoulder, and raped her.”
The suit further alleges that Carroll “remained silent for over two decades” for fear of being buried in “threats and lawsuits” and damage to her reputation and livelihood.
The suit claims that the incident “severely injured Carroll, causing significant pain and suffering, lasting psychological harms, loss of dignity, and invasion of her privacy” and seeks “redress for her injuries and to demonstrate that even a man as powerful as Trump can be held accountable under the law.”
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.
source: people.com
