Trump Calls Rape Accuser’s DNA Request ‘Burdensome’
- The alleged victim says a sample will take Trump three seconds
- The president has argued he can’t be sued while he’s in office
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President Donald Trump is facing “numerous and burdensome” demands for evidence in a defamation lawsuit brought by an advice columnist who claims he raped her two decades ago, his lawyers said in a filing asking a judge to put the case on hold.
E. Jean Carroll, who went public with her claims in June, is seeking documents and a DNA sample from the president. Carroll said she believes Trump’s DNA may match a sample from the dress or shoes she wore the day of the alleged attack. She claims Trump defamed her by denying the incident.