Trump's Lawyer Protests Billionaire Democrat Donor Backing Rape-Accuser Suit
- Accuser Carroll says she wasn’t aware of Hoffman’s financing
- Trump lawyer says late disclosure raises questions of bias
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Donald Trump’s attorney questioned the credibility and motives of a New York writer who accused the former president of sexual assault, after discovering her lawsuit was being bankrolled by the billionaire co-founder of LinkedIn who is also a major donor to the Democratic Party.
Trump learned of the financing by a legal group supported by Reid Hoffman in a letter from E. Jean Carroll’s legal team April 10, seemingly contradicting a response Carroll gave on the topic during her deposition last year, Trump attorney Alina Habba said in a New York court filing Thursday.