US President Donald Trump rape accuser E. Jean Carroll arrives for her hearing at federal court during the coronavirus disease pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, on Oct 21, 2020.NEW YORK – A writer who accused Donald Trump of raping her more than a quarter-century ago plans to file a new lawsuit against the former US president, whose lawyer called the effort "extraordinarily prejudicial.
That law, recently signed by New York Governor Kathy Hochul, gives adult accusers a one-year window to bring civil claims over alleged sexual misconduct regardless of how long ago it occurred. In a letter responding to Kaplan, Trump's lawyer Alina Habba said Trump "adamantly" objected to combining both cases, after both sides finished gathering evidence for trial, and that it was "extraordinarily prejudicial" to add the new claims.
Trump faces an array of litigation and investigations, including into his efforts to undo the 2020 US presidential election and refusal to turn over various documents.In August, Trump invoked his constitutional right against self-incrimination more than 400 times during a deposition by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who is conducting a civil probe into his namesake Trump Organisation's business practices.