A civil trial against former US President Donald Trump over rape allegations begins tomorrow in New York. First, the twelve jurors are to be selected for the trial in Manhattan. The US author Jean Carroll accuses the Republican of raping her in a New York department store in the mid-1990s. Trump denies the allegation. It is estimated that the process could take a week.
Carroll demands compensation from Trump. She had made the rape allegation public in 2019 in a book excerpt. Among other things, Trump responded by saying that Carroll was not his type. He also accused her of only wanting to sell her book. It is questionable whether the 76-year-old will appear at the trial.
