Trump suing E. Jean Carroll for defamation

Donald Trump has sued E. Jean Carroll for defamation, stating that the former column writer falsely accused him of rape. Trump’s counterclaim against Carroll in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday cited Carroll’s statements on CNN after the verdict, and comes after a jury’s finding in May that he sexually abused and defamed Carroll, but the jury did not find that he raped her. Trump is seeking a retraction as well as unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.