Trump Liable for Sexual Abuse

<p><i>This episode contains detailed descriptions of sexual assault.</i></p><p>A jury in Manhattan has found former President Donald J. Trump legally liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll.</p><p>Ben Weiser, who covers the Manhattan federal courts for The Times, tells the story of how a nearly 30-year-old case reached this moment.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/benjamin-weiser">Benjamin Weiser</a>, a correspondent for The New York Times covering the Manhattan federal courts.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>More than a dozen women have accused Mr. Trump of sexual misconduct,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/nyregion/trump-carroll-trial-sexual-abuse-defamation.html"> </a>but this civil case is <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/09/nyregion/trump-carroll-trial-sexual-abuse-defamation.html">the only one to have been tested before a jury</a>.</li><li>The former president’s new campaign is<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/29/nyregion/trump-carroll-rape-case-election.html"> rolling forward unimpeded</a>. In quiet courtrooms, he faces more serious threats.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>