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<p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/donald-j-trump">Donald Trump</a>’s ongoing rape defamation <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-new-rape-trial-strategy-blame-the-victim?ref=author">trial</a> once again <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/judge-warns-trump-to-shut-up-or-get-kicked-out-of-rape-trial?ref=author">veered toward parody</a> on Thursday, with <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-lawyers-keep-getting-shut-down-in-rape-defamation-trial?ref=author">defense lawyers</a> pressing witnesses with questions that suggested the journalist he sexually assaulted and later relentlessly trashed might just be better off now that she’s more famous.</p>
<p>“Your reputation, in many ways, is better today, Ms. Carroll?” defense attorney Alina Habba jabbed at the advice columnist.</p>
<p>“No. My status was lowered. I'm partaking in this trial to bring my own reputation and status back,” <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/e-jean-carroll">E. Jean Carroll</a> responded.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-teams-new-courtroom-argument-e-jean-carroll-is-lucky-trump-defamed-her">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->
Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters
Donald Trump’s ongoing rape defamation trial once again veered toward parody on Thursday, with defense lawyers pressing witnesses with questions that suggested the journalist he sexually assaulted and later relentlessly trashed might just be better off now that she’s more famous.
“Your reputation, in many ways, is better today, Ms. Carroll?” defense attorney Alina Habba jabbed at the advice columnist.
“No. My status was lowered. I’m partaking in this trial to bring my own reputation and status back,” E. Jean Carroll responded.
