What to know about the Trump-E. Jean Carroll case going to trial

E. Jean Carroll talks to reporters outside a courthouse in New York on March 4, 2020. (Seth Wenig/AP)
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When a New York grand jury indicted Donald Trump this month, he became the first former U.S. president to get charged with a crime. That case is not likely to go to trial anytime soon, but a civil trial in a New York lawsuit involving Trump is scheduled to begin Tuesday in a Manhattan courtroom.

This case involves E. Jean Carroll, who has accused Trump of raping her in the mid-1990s. Carroll, an author and former magazine columnist, made her accusations public during Trump’s presidency. Trump denounced Carroll and denied her allegations. Carroll later filed two civil lawsuits against Trump, accusing him of defamation and sexual assault.

Jury selection is expected to begin in one of the lawsuits — in which Carroll accuses Trump of battery and defamation. .

Here is a brief guide to the cases.

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