ARTICLE AD BOX
The first E. Jean Carroll trial put the lie to Trump’s claim that “when you’re a star they let you” sexually assault women. In that trial, a jury found Trump had sexually abused (i.e. raped) Carroll. The second, ongoing trial, for defamation damages arising from Trump’s repeated smears of Carroll, seems to have sent Trump around the bend. As C&L has reported, Trump has engaged in middle school-type disruption tactics during this trial and he has exploded in anger outside the courtroom when it became clear the proceedings were not going well for him.
But now, Trump has stooped to suggesting Carroll deserved and/or encouraged the sexual abuse he inflicted on her.
MeidasTouch notes that Trump went on a 26-post rampage against Carroll after Day 3 of the damages trial, posting screenshots of Carroll’s old social media posts in which she talked about sex.
E. Jean Carroll became well-known for her "Ask E. Jean" love and sex advice column, which appeared in Elle Magazine from 1993 until 2019.
Trump appears to be trying to weaponize Carroll's posts about sex to further shame and humiliate her and in essence say that she deserved what happened.