In a series of interactions with the press, Representative Elise Stefanik expressed disbelief in the jury's finding that former President Donald Trump sexually abused writer E. Jean Carroll, despite a jury instruction that sexual abuse could be as simple as an unwanted peck on the cheek. Stefanik dismissed the verdict, attributing the outcome to media bias rather than acknowledging the jury's decision. Meanwhile, the Trump legal team has decided not to present the 'Access Hollywood' tape to the jury in the ongoing defamation trial related to the same case. Additionally, there are reports that the Trump campaign barred NBC's reporter Vaughn Hillyard from traveling with the former president, allegedly in retaliation for pressing Stefanik on the Carroll accusations. The case has also seen controversy over evidence, with claims that Carroll wore a dress for a magazine cover shoot that was made after the alleged incident, and Trump's lawyers were reportedly not allowed to bring this up at trial.
Dylan, these weren’t allegations. @VaughnHillyard asked about the judgement rendered by a jury that Trump raped E. Jean Carroll. Media is going to have to work very hard at not self-censoring and yielding to fables and framing from Trump world. https://t.co/NMfVJpr5gR
The Trump campaign makes a bid to make the candidate’s rape and defamation of E. Jean Carroll off limits for trail reporters to talk about. https://t.co/K2R0iOGgQg
Infamous ‘Access Hollywood’ Tape of Trump Won’t be Presented to Jury in E. Jean Carroll Trial via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/duMURTJQzE
#Break: I’m told the Trump campaign barred today’s press pooler, NBC’s @VaughnHillyard, from traveling with the former president today in retribution for a recent interview in which Hillyard had pressed Rep. Stefanik to comment on E. Jean Carroll accusations against Trump.
A lawyer for a writer who says Donald Trump sexually abused her in the 1990s and then defamed her while president in 2019 says the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape and two women who accused Trump of abuse will not be put before a New York jury. https://t.co/DjsPGNURIb
Lawyer in Trump defamation case won't introduce 'Access Hollywood' tape ahead of possible testimony https://t.co/TRKm7z7oVB
‘Access Hollywood’ tape of Trump won’t be shown to jury at defamation trial, lawyer says https://t.co/naHByuQaws
'Access Hollywood' tape of Trump won't be shown to jury at defamation trial, lawyer says | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/2EHN6pSpJL
Reminder: E. Jean Carroll wore the dress she claims Trump raped her in for her magazine cover shoot. The only problem? The dress was made AFTER the alleged incident. The judge would not allow Trump’s lawyers bring this up at trial. https://t.co/1uqglf81dX
FLASHBACK: The jury determined E. Jean Carroll’s claim that she was raped was NOT true, but thanks to the judge’s jury instruction that sexual abuse could be as simple as an 'unwanted peck on the cheek', the jury was about to find Trump liable for the ‘abuse’. https://t.co/CZ31KQdhJh
"Do you believe E. Jean Carroll?" @VaughnHillyard asks Elise Stefanik. Stefanik: "No, of course not… The media is so biased. This is just another example of the media being out of touch." Vaughn: "It’s not the media, it's a jury that found he sexually abused E. Jean Carroll." https://t.co/8UIZCSmkUj
Reporter: Do believe E. Jean Carroll? Stefanik : No of course not Reporter: A jury found that Trump sexually abused her Stefanik: The media is so biased Reporter: It’s not the media, it’s a jury that found he abused E. Jean Carroll https://t.co/QYm3wQzjRf