"This is the sequel to the greatest witch hunt of all time!" Donald Trump was quick to react to his conviction for sexual assault decided by a civil court in New York. The former president of the United States was ordered to pay $5 million to former columnist E. Jean Carroll, who accused him of raping her in the 1990s.
"This verdict is a disgrace," Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social network. The candidate for the White House race for 2024 repeated that he did not know his accuser, former news columnist E. Jean Carroll. "I have absolutely no idea who this woman is," he said, before telling Fox News that he intends to appeal. "We were treated very badly by a judge appointed by Clinton," he added.
'False and totally fabricated allegations'
The former president had declared before this decision that he would not speak "until after the trial", but recalled his intention to appeal "as a candidate and whatever the result, because I am silenced in an unconstitutional way". "This is the most ridiculous, disgusting story. It's an invention from scratch," he wrote on his social network.
đź”´ Convicted of sexual assault, Donald Trump will have to pay $ 5 million in compensation to columnist E. Jean Carroll
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His campaign team also denounced a decision taken by "jurisdictions fully controlled by the Democratic Party." "Our nation's judicial system is now compromised by left-wing extremist policies. We have allowed false and totally fabricated allegations by troubled individuals to interfere with our elections, causing significant damage," his 2024 campaign team wrote in a statement, before concluding. "This case will be appealed and we will eventually win."