Donald Trump attacks rape accuser as ‘fake’ and says he will ‘probably’ go to trial | World News

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Former US president Donald Trump has described his civil rape trial as a “political attack”, based on “false accusations” by a woman he describes as “a fake”.

He reiterated his denial of allegations of rape and defamation by author E Jean Carroll, while he was playing golf at his Trump Doonbeg resort in Ireland’s Co Clare.

Asked by Sky News if he would attend the rape trial, which he has yet to attend, Trump replied: “I probably will [the trial] and I think it’s a shame that it’s allowed to happen, false accusations against a rich man, or in my case against a famous, rich and political man.”

Carroll, 79, said Trump raped her in a dressing room at the Bergdorf Goodman department store in the mid-1990s, and then defamed her by lying about it online.

Photo: E Jean Carroll

The civil trial is in its second week in a federal court in New York.

Early in the trial, Carroll told the court: “I’m here because Donald Trump raped me, and when I wrote it, he lied and said it didn’t happen.

“He lied and ruined my reputation, and I’m here to try to get my life back.”

Carroll said during three days of testimony and under cross-examination that Trump slammed her against a wall before raping her in 1995 or 1996.

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He said the encounter was “extremely painful”, adding: “As I sit here today I can still feel it.

“It left me unable to have a romantic life again.”

Yesterday, the court heard that Trump described his claims as a “con” and a “hoax” in a video deposition.

On the golf course, he reiterated his conviction that he was “falsely accused”.

Photo: Trump at the Turnberry golf course

“I’m going back to New York,” he said.

“I was falsely accused by this woman, I have no idea who she is – it’s ridiculous.”

He said he is having to cut his trip to Ireland short because of the trial, adding: “I will come back early because a woman made a claim that is totally false, it’s fake. She’s a fake.. she’s a democrat.”

Trump said he would “go back and face this woman”, and that her rape allegation was politically motivated.

“This is a political attack,” he said.

“This is the only way they think to win the election because [Democrat Joe] Biden is losing.

“He’s down by 11 – and my Republican opponent is down by 45 – he’s gone.”

Earlier, when Sky News asked if he wanted a rematch with Mr Biden in the 2024 US presidential election, Trump replied “I do, I certainly do. That’s a rematch I would win three times.”

He is expected to leave the Doonbeg resort and fly out of Ireland from Shannon Airport later today.

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