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Former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll shows emotion as she testifies during a civil trial where Carroll accuses the former U.S. president in a civil lawsuit of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s, and of defamation, in New York, U.S., May 1, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
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Former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll answers questions from Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina during a civil trial to decide whether former U.S. President Donald Trump raped Carroll in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room in the mid-1990s, and defamed her by denying it happened, in New York, U.S., April 27, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
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U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan speaks to attorney Joe Tacopina about an appearance by his client former U.S. President Donald Trump in court during a civil trial where former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll accuses Trump in a civil lawsuit of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s and of defamation, in New York, U.S., May 4, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
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E. Jean Carroll reacts as the verdict is read in the civil rape accusation case against former U.S. President Donald Trump,, in New York, U.S., May 9, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
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Former People magazine reporter Natasha Stoynoff reacts during questioning by Michael Ferrara, lawyer of former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, during a civil trial where Carroll accuses the former U.S. president in a civil lawsuit of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s, and of defamation, in New York, U.S., May 3, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
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Joe Tacopina, lawyer of former U.S. President Donald Trump, makes closing arguments during a civil trial where former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll accuses Trump of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s, and of defamation, in New York, U.S., May 8, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
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Psychological expert Leslie Lebowitz answers questions from the lawyer of former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll during a civil trial where Carroll accuses the former U.S. president in a civil lawsuit of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s, and of defamation, in New York, U.S., May 2, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
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Roberta "Robbie" Myers, former editor-in-chief and vice president of fashion media brand ELLE, testifies in court during a civil trial where former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll accuses former U.S. President Donald Trump in a civil lawsuit of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s and of defamation, in New York, U.S., May 4, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
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Roberta Kaplan, lawyer of former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, makes closing arguments during a civil trial where Carroll accuses former U.S. president Donald Trump of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s, and of defamation, in New York, U.S., May 8, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
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Former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll watches as Carol Martin testifies in court during a civil trial where Carroll accuses former U.S. president Trump in a civil lawsuit of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s and of defamation, in New York, U.S., May 4, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
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Lawyer Michael Ferrara gives his rebuttal during closing arguments during a civil trial where former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll accuses former U.S. president Donald Trump of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s, and of defamation, in New York, U.S., May 8, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
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U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan instructs the jury of six men and three women on law as former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll watches, after closing arguments finished in a civil trial where Carroll accuses former U.S. President Donald Trump of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s, and of defamation, in New York, U.S., May 9, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
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Joe Tacopina, lawyer of former U.S. President Donald Trump, makes opening statements before U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan and former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll during a civil trial where Carroll accuses the former U.S. president in a civil lawsuit of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s, and of defamation, in New York, U.S., April 25, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
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Former Elle magazine advice columnist E. Jean Carroll watches as potential jurors are questioned by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan for a trial where Carroll accuses former U.S. President Donald Trump in a civil lawsuit of raping her in a department store dressing room in the mid-1990s, and of defamation, in New York, U.S., April 25, 2023 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
Courtroom sketches from Trump's sexual abuse trial