“Donald Trump cuts Ireland trip short to confront accuser in civil rape case”

Former US President Donald Trump is cutting short his trip to Ireland to “confront” the accusation of rape against him in a New York civil trial. Trump, who denies the allegations, described the trial as a “political attack” and said he will “probably” attend. Writer E. Jean Carroll contends that Trump raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman store dressing room in the mid-1990s and then defamed her online. The trial has been ongoing for six days and is expected to continue into next week. Trump, who is the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, will not be testifying in person, and his legal team has stated that they will not be calling any witnesses. Despite denying the accusations in his deposition video, Trump accused Carroll of making up the story to drive sales of her 2019 memoir.