Trump denies Carroll's sexual abuse claims as defamation trial nears end

Former president says he never instructed anyone to hurt magazine columnist after judge warns him to keep his voice down

Former President Donald Trump raises his fist as he leaves his apartment building, Thursday, Jan 25, 2024, in New York. Picture: AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura

Donald Trump's testimony in the writer E. Jean Carroll's defamation case ended almost immediately after it began, with the former U.S. president standing by his earlier testimony that Carroll's claim that he raped her was a hoax.

"100% yes," Trump told his lawyer Alina Habba in federal court in Manhattan, when asked if his comments in an October 2022 deposition in Carroll's case were accurate.