$8 million to create their own rival version of the college boards ap courses. so much for going along to get along. that is our show for tonight we will see you again tomorrow now it is time for the las word with ali bell she, who is in for lawrence. good evening, ali. it is good to see you, than you. we will see you tomorrow night we ll do. let s finish the job. today, joe biden and the speculation, yes, he s running for reelection for the same reasons he ra against on trump in 2020 because republican extremist are still threatening american democracy. - to fight for our democracy it shouldn t be a - to protect our rights. to make sure that everyone i this country is treated equall in that everyone is given fair shot at making it but you know, around th country, maga extremists are lining up to take away those bedrock freedoms, cuttin social security that you pager in for entire life walt cuttin taxes connect banning of books and telling people who they ca l
move on, especially could. faith let s talk, about the idea of donald trump testifyin versus using the deposition. they have a deceptiv deposition, the tape tha position, which they say the will use e. jean carroll s attorney seems to think that is sufficient tell me what your thoughts are about that well, it is certainly admissible if he doesn t show up fo trial. he is indicating that he i not. his lawyers are saying tha they are going to assess exactly what kind of additiona how damaging the testimony fro these other two women and from the access hollywood tape is before trump decides if yo will show up my bet is he won t show up, th deposition comes in, the deposition is terrible for trump. he confuses carroll with his wife, he is disparaging to her he is disrespectful. i think that is a toug situation for trump as well. jane, one of the things tha does come up is, when faith wa just saying he confuses e. jea carroll for his wife, donald
under civil law new york, ther is no civil cause of actio called rape, but battery can refer to any wrongful touching that is offensive and harmfu to the plaintiff, that is th standard charge that is used t sue a perpetrator civilly fo an alleged rape. faith, what is the way that this is likely to unfold we have heard, almost hear definitively from donald trump s lawyer that he is no going to show up for the trial the judge did express some irritation with his lawyers, saying, tell us where there he is or isn t because we hav security concerns to deal with but how does this case unfold? what is different about a civi case of having to do wit battery than a criminal rape case this is really interesting. because trump is the chaos king, right? and he really benefits from situation where he can seize control. this courtroom today was about as buttoned up as you coul possibly get judge chaplain kept things
used during the trial. it is expected to last for 5 t 10 days. e. jean carroll calling witnesses women s equal justice. she s a former sex crime prosecutor and faith gates, former federal prosecutor. good morning to both of you. thank you for being with us. jane, let s talk with the case this is, some people were refe to it as a defamation case some people will refer to it a a rape case. it is a civil battery trial. because that is what new yor state allows once it, you ar beyond the statute o limitations. what does that mean for so, e. jean carroll is suin donald trump for two causes of action, one is called batter in the other is called defamation the battery pertains to e. jea carroll s assertion that donal trump raped her in the dressin room of bergdorf goodman s i the mid 1990s.
them absolutely. and e. jean carroll s counse will emphasize that in their trial strategy but they are not taking an chances. they re also calling an expert witness to educate the jury on some of the reasons wh survivors of rape often don immediately go public with the story. e. jean carroll has, i think been very eloquent i explaining why she didn t come forward immediately. she described herself as havin been raised in a grin and bear it kind of culture, and that personality of being upbeat an using humor to get through things that are difficult is really a through line for a lo of her story i think that if her attorney leans into letting gene carols upbeat, a very individual humo driven personality emerged during the trial, i don t thin it is going to be hard for the jury to understand that this was someone who chose to put a awful experience behind her an