Republicans, Democrats React to Verdict Against President Trump in E. Jean Carroll Case

Republicans and Democrats reacted to the May 9 news that a jury found President Donald Trump liable for sexually assaulting advice columnist E. Jean Carroll in 1996, resulting in an award of $5 million in a judgment that could plague President Trump as he campaigns for reelection. Trump, who did not attend the trial, has asserted that he has never sexually assaulted—or even known—Carroll. Trump posted to Truth Social in response to news of the verdict, saying, “I have absolutely no idea who this woman is. This verdict is a disgrace – a continuation of the greatest witch hunt of…