Trump did not testify in E. Jean Carroll’s battery trial

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Former President Donald Trump did not testify in the civil battery and defamation trial of E. Jean Carroll after his attorney failed to inform the court of any change in strategy before a judge-imposed deadline of 5 pm Sunday.

As attorneys for Carroll and Trump rested their respective cases in Manhattan federal court Thursday night, District Judge Lewis Kaplan left a window for Trump to testify, though the former said the presidents lawyer that is unlikely.

The judge said he ordered the caution in light of Trump’s public comments suggesting he would appear in court before the trial ends.

Carroll, a former magazine columnist, said Trump raped her at the Bergdorf Goodman department store in the mid-1990s and then vilified her when she denied his claims, saying he wasn’t her type and suggesting she did story to boost sales of his book. Trump has denied all wrongdoing.

Closing arguments in the case are scheduled to begin Monday. A jury is likely to get the case on Tuesday.

This story has been updated with additional information.

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