Opening statements were ugly in the defamation case writer E. Jean Carroll brought against former President Donald Trump on Jan. 16, with the plaintiff’s attorneys showing on screen several threatening and obscene emails Ms. Carroll has received from supporters of President Trump, and defense attorneys accusing Ms. Carroll of stirring the pot with “false allegations” as her career was “faltering.”
Alina Habba, representing President Trump, said he is not liable for the online backlash. She argued that Ms. Carroll did not suffer damages from President Trump’s statements, but rather gained the fame and attention she allegedly sought.
