Trump mistrial request denied in E Jean Carroll rape lawsuit

A New York justice has denied a petition from Donald Trump's ineligible squad for a mistrial successful a civilian rape and defamation trial.

Writer E Jean Carroll is suing Mr Trump, alleging helium raped her successful a Manhattan section store successful the mid-1990s.

Mr Trump has consistently denied her accusation, calling it "fiction".

The proceedings began past week successful a national tribunal successful New York City.

The mistrial was denied moments earlier Ms Carroll resumed testimony. She spent overmuch of past week giving her relationship of the alleged battle and aboriginal being cross-examined by Mr Trump's lawyers.

She volition look further questioning from Mr Trump's attorneys connected Monday.

In an 18-page missive filed filed aboriginal this week successful the New York City national court, Mr Trump's lawyer Joe Tacopina accused US District Judge Lewis Kaplan of making "pervasive unfair and prejudicial" rulings successful the trial.

He claimed determination had been "numerous examples" of "unfair attraction by the Court, astir of which has been witnessed by the Jury".

The filing argued the justice had "shut down" a enactment of questioning wherever Ms Carroll was asked wherefore she did not question to retrieve information camera footage from the store oregon shriek during the alleged assault.

It asked the the justice to let Mr Trump's lawyers much "latitude to cross-examine [Ms Carroll] and her witnesses".

The BBC has reached retired to lawyers for Ms Carroll for comment.

Ms Carroll, 79, says the onslaught occurred astatine a Bergdorf Goodman store successful precocious 1995 oregon aboriginal 1996.

She says she and Mr Trump bumped into each different portion buying and alleges helium aboriginal assaulted her successful 1 of the store's changing rooms.

Mr Trump, who is moving successful the 2024 statesmanlike election, has repeatedly denied Ms Carroll's allegations.

A erstwhile columnist for Elle magazine, Ms Carroll was capable to bring the civilian lawsuit against Mr Trump aft New York passed the Adult Survivors Act successful 2022.

The enactment allowed a one-year play for victims to record intersexual battle lawsuits successful the authorities implicit claims that would person usually exceeded statute limitations.