Trump May Face Anonymous Jury in High-Profile Defamation Trial
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Donald Trump and the New York author who claims he raped her in the 1990s may get an anonymous jury at their upcoming defamation trial — an unusual scenario for a civil case with high-profile litigants.
E. Jean Carroll, once a prominent advice columnist with Elle magazine, went public in 2019 with her claim that the former president raped her in a dressing room, and then sued him for defamation when he called her a liar. The trial is set to start April 10.