Donald Trump has branded rape allegations made against him by E Jean Carroll a “scam” as the case is heard in New York City this week.
Ms Carroll alleges that the former President raped her in the dressing room of Bergdorf Goodman in 1996, and is seeking damages in a civil dispute.
Posting on Truth Social on Wednesday, Mr Trump said: “The E. Jean Carroll case, Ms. Bergdorf Goodman, is a made up SCAM.
“Her lawyer is a political operative, financed by a big political donor that they said didn’t exist, only to get caught lying about that. Just look at her CNN interview before & after the commercial break – Like a different person.
“She said there was a dress, using the ol’ Monica Lewinsky “stuff”, then she didn’t want to produce it. The dress should be allowed to be part of the case.
“This is a fraudulent & false story–Witch Hunt!”
In a second post, Mr Trump added: “They got caught lying! The Miss Bergdorf Goodman case is financed by a big political donor that they tried to hide.
“Does anybody believe that I would take a then almost 60-year-old woman that I didn’t know, from the front door of a very crowded department store, (with me being very well known, to put it mildly!), into a tiny dressing room, and …. her.
“She didn’t scream? There are no witnesses? Nobody saw this? She never made a police complaint? If I was seen there with a woman-BIG PRESS.
“SCAM!”
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