Former US President Donald Trump has once again attacked his rape accuser, E. Jean Carroll, just days after securing a $91.6 million bond to pay a jury award. Trump called Carroll's accusations against him 'false' and ridiculed her as 'Miss Bergdorf Goodman,' referring to her allegation that he raped her in a Manhattan department store dressing room in the 1990s.
In a call-in interview with CNBC on Monday, Trump said, 'I have no idea who she is, except one thing, I got sued. From that point on I said, 'Wow, that's crazy, what this is.'' He continued, 'I got charged, I was given a false accusation and had to post a $91 million bond on a false accusation.'
Trump's denial comes after he has had to put down money in two separate judgments in the case. A jury in May found him liable for sexual abuse and awarded $5 million in damages to Carroll. Trump has put up $5.6 million as he appeals the verdict. He is also appealing a separate $83 million verdict that required him to post the larger bond on Friday, which he secured through insurance company Chubb.
Following the two defamation verdicts, Trump faces the prospect of getting sued again for his attacks on Carroll. He has denied her allegations both in court and in public. At a Saturday rally in Georgia, Trump said, 'I just posted a $91 million bond, $91 million on a fake story, totally made-up story. Ninety-one million based on false accusations made about me by a woman that I knew nothing about, didn’t know, never heard of, I know nothing about her.' He added, 'And when I denied it, I said, 'It’s so crazy. It’s false.' I get sued for defamation. That’s where it starts.'
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