Donald Trump will not testify in New York rape defamation lawsuit, writer Jean Carroll alleged

Former US President Donald: Trump's troubles are not taking the name of abating. Donald Trump is facing allegations of raping a woman in the 1990s. However, former US President Donald Trump will not testify in a civil lawsuit challenging claims made by author Jean Carroll.

Former President will not testify

Tacopina said in a statement that Trump's legal team had already informed the court on Thursday that the former president would not testify in the case. US District Judge Lewis Kaplan asked Tacopina to inform Trump that he had until 5 p.m. Sunday (local time) to tell the court whether he wished to testify. Judge Lewis set closing arguments from both sides for Monday.

79-year-old Carroll filed a lawsuit last year

Let us tell you that 79-year-old Carroll filed a lawsuit against former President Trump last year, claiming that he raped her in a dressing room at Bergdorf Goodman department store in Manhattan in 1995 or 1996. He alleged that Trump had tarnished his image as well.

Trump called the rape claim 'Ridiculous'

It is noteworthy that Trump served as President from 2017 to 2021 and is the frontrunner in the race for the Republican US presidential nomination in 2024. Earlier in a deposition video played Wednesday for a Manhattan federal jury, author E. Jean Carroll denied rape. At the same time, Donald Trump called the rape claim a 'ridiculous' story in the testimony recorded during the trial.