As it’s a civil case, if the jury is persuaded by the credibility of the five women expected to take the stand, the immediate consequence for Donald Trump will be no more than monetary. But a conviction may hurt him in a general election
of denials and months of—in the words of the presiding judge—“absurd” delay tactics, on April 25th the civil trial of the former president of the United States began for the alleged rape of a woman over 25 years ago. The case is neither Donald Trump’s only, nor the first time he has been accused of sexual misconduct. But the allegations are the most serious of this nature that he has had to confront.
Jury selection starts in Manhattan on Tuesday and jurors will remain anonymous throughout the trial due to the sensitivities of the case and concerns about their safety. As with Mr Trump’s other cases, finding truly neutral jurors will be a tough proposition. In many ways the case is a typical “she said, he said” claim of sexual assault, where the main question is whether the jury believes the victim’s account of events. These lack the hard evidence that fans of true crime would hope for, such as medical records,or camera footage. So lawyers typically rely on establishing, or attacking, the accuser’s credibility. The fact that in this instance the alleged attack happened long ago and was not reported to police will make it even.
The latter is particularly significant, says Andrew Stengel, a New York defence attorney. It will probably be used to suggest a pattern of behaviour by Mr Trump—“when a person said ‘no’ and didn’t consent, he’s acted like this in the past”. Similar additional testimonies were critical in helping put Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby, two Hollywood bigwigs, behind bars.
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